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The Strength of Relationships At hull No. 1,000, Back Cove Yachts is building on the foundation that Bentley Collins helped to create Author: Jun 1, 2021 At hull No. 1,000, Back Cove Yachts is building on the foundation that Bentley Collins helped to create In April, Sabre Yachts and its sister company, Back Cove Yachts, celebrated two milestones: the retirement of vice president of sales and marketing Bentley Collins after 28 years with Sabre, and the sale of the 1,000th Back Cove for the 18-year-old brand. It’s not possible to tell the story of Back Cove, in particular, without including ...

Specializing in Specialized Parts Author: For three generations, family-run Teak Isle Manufacturing has designed and created specialty items for boatbuilders If you’ve stepped foot aboard a boat in the past few decades, there’s a very good chance you opened a drawer, lifted a hatch, used a cup holder or slid a pair of pliers into a tackle center created by Ocoee, Fla.-based Teak Isle Manufacturing. In the company’s 40-plus year history, it has worked with more than 200 boatbuilders, making all kinds of parts for all manner of boats. The Teak Isle family, (From left) Pat Brown, his son A...

Jun 1, 2021 As the percentage of the population getting vaccinated against Covid-19 continues to increase in the United States and around the world, Soundings Trade Only reached out to stateside and international show directors and administrators to discuss plans for 2021 and 2022. Andrew Doole is president of the U.S. Boat Shows division of London-based Informa Markets, which owns and operates international boat and yacht events. Doole leads the daily operations and oversees the production, government relations, partnerships, sales and overall strategic direction of Informa Markets’ Flor...

Time to Bust Up the Boys Club The America’s Cup should have a rule that puts women on every boat Author: The America’s Cup should have a rule that puts women on every boat When it comes to diversity, the America’s Cup is still in the dark ages. This year’s 36th edition featured four boats with 11-man crews. Forty-four men, zero women. That’s not just sad — it’s pathetic. And it needs to change because female sailors have been marginalized for far too long. It’s been 32 years since Tracy Edwards showed up with an all-female crew for the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race...

The Power of Perseverance PowerTech Propellers started out as a company making products to meet a need and has grown into one of the biggest independent manufacturers in the world Author: Mar 29, 2021 Each propeller starts out as a casting filled with molten stainless steel. The props in this image are cooling after being poured by hand. Powertech At 24 years old, Steve Powers was on top of the world. He and a business partner had a real-estate and development business that was doing $8 million in annual revenue in Shreveport, La. He was driving a Porsche and living the good life. Then the oi...