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Crew at their best as the 100-foot M/Y Limitless burns
Obituary
Sailing yacht crew member falls from mast, dies.
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News Captains briefed in USVI USCG, CBP explain procedures, regulations in St. Thomas. 12
By Dorie Cox
Florida is home to many large yacht refit projects, some spurred by Florida's refit tax cap. The industry is monitoring efforts to create a similar but lower cap in Georgia. A lone worker is dwarfed atop a job at Derecktor of Florida PHOTO/LUCY REED in Dania Beach at the end of last year.
Florida yacht refit industry watches Georgia tax cap By Dorie Cox A bill to cap state sales taxes on yacht refits in Georgia has stalled in committee in the state senate, but its success in the state house has gotten the attention of Florida’s refit community. The bill, which overwhelmingly
passed the Georgia House in midFebruary, would cap state sales tax on parts and equipment during a refit worth $500,000. Florida legislators passed a similar measure two years ago, but its bill caps state sales tax on repairs worth $1 million. If Georgia’s proposed See TAX, page 47
M/Y Limitless, a 100-foot Hargrave, caught fire and sank on March 6 while on charter in the British Virgin Islands. Capt. Marvin Wilson reported that he, his crew of four, and six passengers escaped unharmed. Formerly named M/Y Da Bubba and Katina, the yacht was under way about 3:45 p.m. from Bitter End, Virgin Gorda, to Scrub Island when the starboard engine stopped. "I sent the first officer down to check and he saw smoke and flames," Capt. Wilson said. "On my way down I saw smoke out of the port exhaust," First Mate Carson Reddick, 23, said. When Reddick got to the engine room door, he saw flames through the window. The captain went to the engine room and pulled the CO2 fire suppression system when he realized he could not
Running to zero Agent enumerates cruising rules for Galapagos.
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Owner’s View Can you find your way ashore?
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The heart of yachting is passion, lifestyle, people From the Bridge Dorie Cox
Yachting is a complex mix of owners, crew, money, travel and much more. A captain recently wondered if the essence of the industry could be distilled to just
one word. We asked 10 veteran captains to do just that during this month's From the Bridge captains lunch discussion. "Passion," the first captain said. "When you first start, it is work, an obligation. With age you develop passion and over time appreciate aspects of the job you like better than you did before.
"We have to be passionate for what we're doing," he said. "Some people quit because they're not passionate enough." At the start, we asked each captain to write down his one-word description of yachting to get his first thoughts uninfluenced by others. As we went
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