Wednesday, October 25, 2017

NC: Jimmy Buffet's new boat design ready for the water

Via Cousin Colby "In case you are not aware, Washington boat builders have built many boats over the years for various big names, including Ross Perot, George H.W. Bush, including high speed boats for the government going after drug traffickers and now Jimmy Buffet."

 
Jimmy Buffett's newest boat is a cruiser created by a designer known for classic lines and inspired by paddleboarding and surfing.

Buffett is expected to take delivery of Surfari 44, hull No. 1, in November, according to the Friendship Yacht Company. The boat is a modified version of the Surfari 58 announced last year, and will be built by Pacific Seacraft in North Carolina.

Designer Ted Fontaine said the boat incorporates specific modifications, including optimization for short-handed sailing, that will allow Buffett to use the boat as a "home away from home."


“It’s the perfect extension for living the life he enjoys, whether it’s in Sag Harbor for the summer or the Keys and the Caribbean in the winter,” Fontaine said. “A high performance auxiliary powered sailing yacht, it has as strong an emphasis on speed under sail as it does speed under power, which means…it goes places. And once it’s where it needs to be, it becomes a luxury indoor/outdoor living platform that allows its user to enjoy the destination as much as the journey.”

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