Our X-Yachts Xc 35 clients, Cindy Smith & Peggy Mangum were featured in the latest edition of X-Yachting Magazine. Read about the their decision making process and buying experience below! XYachting-2018_Download the latest edition
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The FHY team had a great time at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show last weekend. We had a strong presence and some might say we are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to selling powerful, capable, blue water sailboats. For those of you interested in selling your sailboat and moving into a powerboat, we are well versed in helping sailors t...
We can be sure that warm weather is heading our way soon, though it may not feel like it. We woke up to piles of snow yesterday morning all across Maryland.A client of FHY found this lovely scene on the way to his Bowman 48 in Oxford.However, just a few hundred miles south, the flowers are blooming.Scott Taylor spent the weekend in Oriental, NC, wh...
UNCAS named for the last sachem of the Mohegan tribe is a N. G. Herreshoff designed Buzzards Bay 18 and is the first one to be built since 1904! There were 5 boats built originally during the winter of 1903/1904 and construction details are scant. The wizards of wood at Artisan Boat Works in Rockport, Maine built UNCAS for her new owners in Booth...
The new owner of this Pacific Seacraft 44 is working with Diversified Marine to put the boats bottom back to factory spec. The light grey material is the remnants (after sanding) of a factory installed barrier coat installed over the beige gel-coat.The vinyl ester resins used by PS, have served extremely well to protect the boats laminate, even aft...
FHY broker, Bill Day recently heard back from some very happy and well traveled clients to whom he sold this 1985 Wauquiez 42.The buyers report they…"...have traveled over 7,000 miles since we last saw you. We spent the winter of 2011-2012 in the Caribbean and went as far south as Dominica. The following spring we crossed the Atlantic with stops ...
Photo from the Australian Dictionary of BiographyColin Archer is one of the most influential yacht designers of all time and February’s Designer of the Month. Born in Norway and raised in Australia, Archer was part of a family of sailors. Before beginning his career as a naval architect and shipbuilder, he explored the Fitzroy River in Australia wi...
This jewel was hauled to dry storage this week here at Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard. The architecture and lines of this yacht date back to 1914. For the history of this classic, give us a call over the winter!
The first annual Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show is just around the corner. Next weekend, April 27th through the 29th, City Dock in Annapolis will host sailors and sailboats from all over the world. We will be featuring our very own Windalier and Helena in the show, a classic and a modern classic, built 47 years apart.Windalier is a 1962 58' Sparkma...
It's the first day of Spring and it seems like we have put the cold weather behind us for good. As the temperature continues to rise, the yacht sales spring season has already begun. FHY has already closed two boat sales this month with two more due to close before April begins.Broker, Scott Taylor, recently negotiated the sale of a beautiful Hans ...
We are proud to represent one of the newest designs from a renowned design firm. The Sparkman & Stephens 30 was originated in 1935 by Olin Stephens with a design called Babe. She went on to win several off-shore and on-shore races. In 2005, Olin Stephens was asked which design he would like to see rebuilt and reintroduced using today's state ...
Sabre Yachts has been offering some great boats of the Downeast Genre, especially of late. Their purchase of a tooling company has allowed them flexibility and latitude to meet the expectations of their devoted client base.Last year while selling a new 38, we had the opportunity to closely inspect this 40 that has only two seasons of use and shows ...