Sea Ray 280 on L.A.S. Lifestyles

Come learn more about Sea Ray used and new boats/yachts. Broker JD Morris just lised a 2004 Sea Ray 280 and will host radio show about Sea Ray yachting stories this week on Land, Air, & Sea luxury lifestyle radio show L.A.S. Lifesytles.

L.A.S. Lifestyles new website will have Land, Air, & Sea (L.A.S.) luxury items for sale as well as referral program for special partners such as Vacation homes in Hawaii from Ideal4Investors (Land), private jet courses from MTC Charters (AIR), and yachts from BoatshedNewportBeach.com & BoatshedSanDiego.com (SEA), and other luxury items such as Croton Aquamatic Luxury Watches.

Here Broker JD Morris speak his yacht for sale and about Sea Rays with special guest:

This above 280 Sea Ray Sundancer is in PRISTINE condition! She is a one owner boat that has been cared for with pride, and it shows! There is a remaining 3 YEAR WARRANTY for both the interior and exterior of the boat. She is a condo on the water that feels open and roomy, but small enough to trailer anywhere your heart desires. Spend only $500 on new windows and make this look like new!

If you do not live in San Diego or SoCal, this price and size is right! This yacht can easily be shipped to the Europe, Asia, and worldwide. Even with shipping cost you are below market (especially with US Dollar exchange rate for most countries).

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NEWS: Understanding Nautical Charts for Safty

News-Press has an article written by Joan and Wayne Church of the Cape Coral Power Squadron on how to read a nautical chart for safety:On a road map it is easy to find where you are and to know what roads to take to get to your destination. However, when you look at a nautical chart, you see a scaled representative of the Earth portraying shapes, distances and directions. You must make your own roads.

A chart shows the nature and form of the coast, the general configuration of the sea bottom including water depths, dangers to navigation, locations and characteristics of man-made aids to navigation and other useful features.

The colors on charts are white, blue, tan and green. The white areas show safe courses to navigate. Blue means shallow water, so check the depths to make sure you do not run aground. Green means shallow water and land will be visible at low tide. Tan shows land and cannot be navigated. Numbers indicate the bottom depth or contours. These numbers are the depth in feet or fathoms. Some charts may also show meters.

Understanding and using the U.S. Aids to Navigation System is an important part of operating your boat safely. The system is a consistent way to mark the waters of the United States and its territories. The system serves the same function as the safety signals and signs used in driving.
Red colors, red lights and even numbers indicate the right side of the channel as a boater enters from the open sea or heads upstream.

Green colors, green light and odd numbers indicate the left side of the channel as the boater enters from the open sea or heads upstream.

Red and green colors or lights indicate the preferred channel. If green is on top, the preferred channel is the right as a boater enters from the open sea. If red is on top, the preferred channel is to the left.

Floating red markers called nuns are cone-shaped buoys marked with even numbers.
Cans are green cylindrical-shaped buoys marked with odd numbers. Daymarks are signs attached to structures such as posts in the water.

The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) runs parallel to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Manasquan, N.J. to Brownsville, Texas. Red, right returning also applies to the ICW markers.
However, how do you know which way is returning? Going generally south on the ICW you would have a red right. There are some areas of the ICW such as the West Coast of Florida where you are actually going north. Still, if you are going from New Jersey to Texas, you are returning. Aids to navigation marking the ICW have some portion marked with yellow. Otherwise, the colors and numbers in buoys and daymarks and lights follow the same system as observed in all other waterways.

The unique yellow triangles indicate aids should be passed by keeping them on the starboard side of the vessel. Yellow squares indicate aids should be passed by keeping them on the port side.

For more information contact the Cape Coral Power Squadron 549-9757.

NEWS: We will never forget

We will never forget 9/11!

Secretsof the Oldest Yacht Builder

Turns out, the secret to their success is not spilling any secrets about their clients! Discretion is everything when dealing with the mega rich and their mega yachts.CNN World Sport features an article on G.L. Watson & Co., -- the oldest yacht design company in the world. Established in 1873 by George Lennox Watson, they initially specialized in sailing yachts.Some of their notable achievements include America’s Cup challengers Thistle, Valkyrie II, Valkyrie III and Shamrock II and the legendary Britannia remains the most successful racing yacht of all time.

CNN interviewed current owner, Dr. William Collier about the secrets to his firm's success, and he wasn't spilling any beans:

Collier can't tell me anything about the projects the company is working on, the people he's working for, or how much these ocean-going beasts cost to produce.
"We enter into very strict confidentiality agreements with our clients. We find it frustrating at times because we would like to approach people about doing a project because we have done a similar project - but we can't mention it.

"These guys can get into the press whenever they want. Unfortunately in the United Kingdom due to the nature of the press they have nothing to gain from having their personal property displayed for all to see," Collier told CNN.

2008 San Diego Yacht Club PC Nationals

The Boatshed San Diego Team was out in full force this weekend at the San Diego Yacht Club's 76th Kettenburg Pacific Class National Championship off the coast of San Diego. JD Morris, Boatshed San Diego partner, had the privilege of serving on the Race Committee with a team of exceptional sailors.

The Pacific Class racing yacht, known as the PC, was the first successful wooden sailboat built for Southern California waters. Developed by the Kettenburg Boatworks in the 1920s, PCs were produced until the early 1950s.Over the decades, these boats were enormously successful, winning many regattas and introducing many young sailors to the water and to the art and science of sailing.

While the largest of the fleets is in San Diego, there are smaller groups in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles and Washington State.

Of the 84 hull numbers assigned, all but 19 of these lovely vessels have been identified as never built, lost, destroyed, on the hard or still sailing!! Many have been totally restored to live another 77 years! Hull #8 *WINGS*, believed to be the oldest hull in existence, is now on display at the San Diego Maritime Museum.

The San Diego PC Fleet resides at the San Diego Yacht Club — home to multiple fleets, many of which race regularly. There are fleets of Lehman 12s, PCs, Stars, Etchells, and an adult Sabot fleet. There is also a model yacht fleet which races CR914s. Most of the larger boats race outside of San Diego Bay. The San Diego Yacht Club also features prominent member Dennis Conner, skipper in the America's Cup.For more information, check out the PC FLeets Website

From the Desk of JD Morris

Come join me at Yachtfest 2008

The Boatshed San Diego team will be making their debut on the boat show circuit this coming September 11–14 at the Annual YachtFest ’08 held at Shelter Island Marina in San Diego, California.

More than $100 million worth of boats, yachts, super yachts, luxury cars, jewelry, aircraft and other accessories will be on hand at the Shelter Island Marina and the Island Palms Hotel.It is considered the premier boutique yacht show on the West Coast and visitors will be able to go onboard and tour luxury vessels ranging from 65’ to more than 150’ in size.YachtFest was founded to promote mega yachting in San Diego and attract more mega yachts to our area.

For more information about the show, visit YachtFest’s site.Boatshed San Diego has discount tickets available and are always happy to talk boats, call (888) 4CA-YACHT or (888) 422-9224 or visit our site at www.boatshedsandiego.com for details.

Yacht Industry Leaders Unite to Attract Yachts to San Diego

The more superyachts that come to San Diego, the more economic vitality is generated for the region’s fast-growing marine industry.

That’s the rallying cry of the San Diego Superyacht Association (SDSA), a new coalition of San Diego’s marine-related companies that serve the local large-yacht industry. The group’s mission is to promote San Diego as a world-class superyacht destination and provide a conduit to marine services and suppliers.

“We all agree that the time has come for all of us to work together to attract even more large yachts to San Diego,” said Paul Daubner, a San Diego-based yacht management specialist and the group’s elected president. “We can provide the vast array of products and services these boats require, which in turn stimulates the local marine economy. By joining forces, we can enhance San Diego’s position as one of the world’s leading yacht destinations.”

In recent years, San Diego has emerged as the West Coast’s premiere superyacht destination for several reasons:

its year-round temperate climate, which is similar to that of the Mediterranean, home to many of the world’s largest and most luxurious yachts
its West Coast location, which provides a triangular nexus connecting Mexico and Central America, the Pacific Northwest and the South Pacific
the growing availability of world-class yacht repair facilities and numerous marine support firms located along the calm, protected waters of San Diego Bay
the crew friendly environment and recreational amenities of San Diego and the surrounding areas

SDSA’s 16 founding members include representatives from yacht brokerages, yacht repair firms, marinas and other leading yacht-industry firms. The coalition is the first and only such association on the West Coast of the U.S.
Superyachts (also referred to as “megayachts”) are generally considered to be any yacht that exceeds 120 ft. in length. With such large vessels, whose value ranges from $10 million to $100 million and higher, it is commonplace that at least 10% of the vessel’s market value is required to keep it operating each year. Expenses go for such essentials as captain and crew, provisions and fuel.

For repairs, it’s not uncommon for such yachts to spend several million dollars on refits –the industry term for complete refurbishing of the vessel – along with engine re-powers, hull and topside paintwork and general maintenance.According to industry figures, there are currently more than 7,000 superyachts around the world, with the largest concentrations of such vessels located in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. In addition, nearly 300 newly-built superyachts 120-ft or larger are launched each year world-wide.

“With all that San Diego has to offer, industry experts believe our region is in prime position for terrific growth,” said Daubner. “The potential here is enormous. San Diego Superyacht Association’s goal is to work together to successfully promote our assets – world-class tradespeople, companies and services – to the world’s top yacht captains, owners and yacht management firms.”

The San Diego Superyacht Association is a non-profit corporation. The following is a list of founding members: Paul Daubner, Fraser Yachts • Neil Wilson, Driscoll Boat Works• Deborah Pennell, Shelter Island Marina• Terry Ruppert, Knight & Carver YachtCenter• Mark Drewelow, C2C Inc.• Ron Dehne, Hawthorn Power Systems• Dean West, Honor Marine Electronics• Peter Taliercio, Kona Kai Marina• Fred Larsson, Marine Group Boat Works, LLC• David Roscow, Northrop and Johnson• Craig Stephens, Rocket Research• Judy Donnelly, San Diego Marine Exchange• Doug Sharp, Sharp Design• Ernie Buck, Valley Power Systems, Inc.• Cris Wenthur, Wenthur Law Group, LLP• Pacific Superyacht Promotions/YachtFest San Diego