Kevin Johnson and Sharon Lawson, the new owners of " Magique" a Shannon 43, leave Spa Creek in November for warmer climates. FHYS broker Scott Taylor assisted in the purchase- one year ahead of schedule!
View From the Top
Annapolis Marine surveyor at the masthead of 'Magique' a 1989 Shannon 43, during pre purchase survey.
What a week!
We are halfway through the Annapolis Boat Shows and are thrilled by the turn out so far. The first official brokerage show was a great success- a little warm, but rewarding. Thank you to all who stopped by to say hello.Next up, Sailboat Show....
2013 Annapolis Brokerage Boat Show
The Nations oldest and largest in-water boat shows are here! Come aboard our latest listing, "Nyeema" a 2004 Back Cove 29, at the Annapolis Brokerage Boat Show.October 3-6 in St. Mary's CoveHope to see you there!
Don't miss out on Baltimore's Trawler Fest this Weekend
Not only does Trawler Fest provide an endless amount of resources through seminars and exhibits but also encourages the social aspects of cruising. The event includes roundtable discussions, a Welcome Breakfast, lunches, a dinner, cocktail parties, and evening activities, all of which help grow the cruiser enthusiast community. Whether you are a no...
America Wins!
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Congratulations to Mustang!
Mustang, a Forbes Horton Yachts central listing, offered for sale in Annapolis, placed 2nd in the 2013 National Sailing Hall Of Fame annual classic yacht regatta. The 1936 New York 32 reveled in the 10 to 15 knot North Westerly and aptly demonstrated that the 80 year-old design has always been and still remains a winner. Mustang is a legacy yacht, ...
4th Time Around
FHY's broker Bill Day is selling this Southern Cross 35 Cutter for the fourth time. This is an excellent sailing design by Tom Gilmer built in the " Ocean State" in the heyday of cruising yacht boat building.We wish the new owners fair winds and following seas!
Dorade wins the Transpacific
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tiBJiaDkvQ“They said we’d never make it and if we did it would take four weeks,” said Dorade skipper and co-owner Matt Brooks. “Skeptics said it was like taking a fine piece of antique furniture and dropping it in the ocean, and she shouldn’t be sailed hard in blue waters.”
Photography & Boats
The two go hand and hand, really. The golden light, the movement of the water, the texture of the lines and wooden planks, the colors of canvas and the ever changing sky, reflections on a calm sea, and the simple shape of a well crafted vessel.Don't forget to bring your camera on your next boating adventure!*Photos discovered on Pinterest. To view...
Forbes Horton Yachts & Crabs
The fourth of July brings many things to the Chesapeake bay maritime industry. Visitors flock to Annapolis to enjoy the sights and to eat blue crabs at exorbitant prices. Wayward yachters often take the opportunity to casually inspect a few boats while in town and in the right hands can become owners by the 5th (they should have gone for the crab...
A Laser from the 1800's
If Nat Herreshoff had designed the Laser this is what it would have looked like. The Melonseed is one of the most handsome day sailors and they sail as good as they look. The boat’s sheer line is subtly springy and her low freeboard and deck camber contribute to the elusiveness of her lines. Her work boat origins dictated her low profile, wide side...
Two Shirt Day
Showing boats in January is about as much fun as doing it in August. When the humidity peaks and the thermometer hits 90 you can only imagine what it is like on inside of a boat that has been baking on the hard. The same holds true for midwinter. Icy decks and ladders buried in snow are just two of the perks. When the Mid-Atlantic summer is in f...
The Way Life Should Be
When I was growing up the Maine license plates all used to say“Vacationland”. Those of us that lived there knew the truth and that for 6 weeks of the year that statement was absolutely correct. Sometime in my early adolescence, the slogan changed to “the way life should be”. For six fleeting weeks, life along the coast of Maine exemplifies thes...
Welcome to the Dark Side
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...
GEM
A caption from "The Golden Century" by Ross MacTaggart about Gem, a 164 ft motor yacht built in 1913,After a very difficult week, you're lying in a chaise on the aft deck of you 50-foot yacht. The stress you've felt all week is slowly draining from your face. Suddenly, a shadow blocks the warm, invigorating sun from your face. Opening your eyes, yo...
Sugar Scoop
The New England winters play tricks on the mind and cause residents to hatch and execute ideas that the less vernalized folks of the Mid – Atlantic would only dream of. My father decided one winter that SKATER, his beloved Norseman 400, would look and sail better if she had a sugar scoop. Sounds simple right? It is not. After calling West Mar...
Thomas Gillmer ~ March Designer of the Month
Our March designer of the month is Thomas Gillmer, Maryland’s adoptive son. The following biography was taken from sailboatdata.com:“Thomas Gillmer was born in 1911 in Warren, Ohio and became interested in ships at an early age. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935 he served on light cruisers in the Pacific and Mediterranean. He bec...
Welcoming Spring?
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...
Bad Hair Day in Paradise
This shot was taken by my wife, Jamie, on Shinbone Alley while we were waiting for a weather window for the next leg of our journey south. One of things I like most about the photo is the way our shadows were cast against the pink building on the right. You can clearly see by the giant lopsided silhouette of my head that I was overdue for a trim....