TAKING THE LEAP John and Theresa Tomasini have greatly enjoyed boating and fishing with their 28’ Carolina Classic for the better part of 15 years. Every now and then they have talked about moving up in size but, “other priorities would get in the way,” explains...
Forging life-long relationships is not an easy task for everyone, but for some it just comes naturally. Twenty years and five boats into their relationship, Bill and Sandy Wiygul wouldn’t consider asking anyone but Bluewater’s Chuck Meyers to list their current boat...
NO LOOKING BACK Building the largest and best performing sportfish yacht possible has become a recent obsession for one serious big game fisherman and he’s been assembling a dream team of experts to help realize his goals. Working with Bluewater’s John D Riggs and an...
REWARDING TEAMWORK Forty sales professionals and over a dozen team members from the management and marketing teams were in attendance for Bluewater’s annual meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia this past winter. Ownership engaged everyone in this two-day corporate...
Sweet 66 The longest and most luxurious Sabre motoryacht to date made her debut in the winter of 2016 at the Yachts Miami Beach Show on Collins Avenue. The Sabre 66 Dirigo is the first American built, downeast style motor yacht of this size to be introduced to the...
ALBEMARLE RE-IMAGINED When thinking of iconic boat brands, several may come to mind, but there are only a few that truly transcend generations and typify a specific culture and region like Carolina Classic and Albemarle have over the years. A pair of boat building...
A PASSION FOR DETAIL Whether on the foredeck of a sportfish, the swim platform of a motoryacht or the raised pilot house of a trawler, there are many places to store a yacht tender or inflatable, but there is truly only one choice when searching for a premium...
HAPPY MEDIUM “Tell me about your boat name” can be a great ice breaker for boaters getting to know one another, and is in fact how we set out in getting acquainted with Eric Olson after he took delivery of his beautiful new 2015 Viking 42 Express. When asked about the...
BLUEWATER ROCKSTARS Regulator University seems aptly named, conjuring up memories of those youthful college years… time spent in the classroom flanked by games, socializing, hands-on instruction, and everyone’s favorite — themed costume parties! This...
Being at the head of the line can have its advantages and disadvantages. For example, some people really don’t enjoy the thrill of riding at the front of a roller coaster and seeing the next crazy bend or loop. To the contrary, beating the queue at the post office or...
Re-imagining ODIN When your perfect boat is going on 10 years old, and the boat show is in town, merely setting foot on the dock is a risky undertaking. Calculated risks however, can prove to yield great reward, and so Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant took to the docks....
Life moves at a high rate of speed for Ryan Dunbar and his young family. There may be a little dust in the Pawn and Gun shop world, but it doesn’t settle—not when you are doing it right. Much like the script of Pawn Stars, the real life Dunbar business began as a...