SUMMER 2015



ORIENTAL
CHARLESTON
JACKSONVILLE
252-249-7245 843-577-7377 904-264-9100

Happening this summer...

Coming to 
St. Barts in
 July!

The first time you set eyes on one of the Monte Carlo range boats, you realize it has that little indefinable extra that makes you think it was made for you. This exclusive feeling is created by subtly uniting the best in Italian design, with care in every detail, and a real distillation of technology.

Our search for excellence has produced the MC range. 


 

The Monte Carlo range is designed by the highly talented Italian designer duo, Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard. It is the fruit of a special collaboration between the Beneteau design offices and production workshops and the two Venetian designers. 

 

Designed to classic luxury traditions, these 45 to nearly 60 feet motor cruisers in Flybridge and Hardtop versions are a distillation of avant-garde technology. 

 

 

The Monte Carlo has unique charm and style. It is a splendid thoroughbred; a timelessly elegant distinctive yacht! Easily identified by the aqua blue shade of its hull, each Monte Carlo offers a quality of features and trims, combining noble materials and careful details in a timeless design, that prove it belongs to the world of luxury.

She boasts a highly profiled bow, optimum safety, pods propulsions, great performance underway, and a driving station fitted with high-tech equipment -  the keys to a world of new sensations.

 

The Swift Trawler 50 is the latest addition to Beneteau's line of fast trawlers, exactly ten years after the first model was launched. The Swift 50 is the result of the continued collaboration of the Beneteau powerboat design office with naval architect Michel Joubert and interior designer Pierre Frutschi.


 

The IPS-powered Swift Trawler 50 retains the features that made the success of its predecessors - from performance and fuel efficiency to on-board comfort and equipment level - and more!


With 3 locations to serve you:

843-577-7377

904-264-9100

252-249-7245

Our dealers look forward to helping you find your perfect boat!

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CALL TODAY!

Meet our new brokers!

Spring has brought some exciting changes here at St. Barts Yachts.  Our lead broker in Charleston, Keith Farfone has decided to try his hand at boat financing and has joined our friends at Trident Funding.  We wish him the best of luck!

 

We are thrilled to have Rupert Forester-Bennett as a new broker here in Charleston!

 

Rupert cultivated his love of the sea from an early age sailing Opti's and Wayfarer's in Wales.  Following in his father's footsteps he joined the British Royal Navy and was a 20 year Career Officer. Rupert came to the USA in 2005 leading the post Katrina support from the British Military and promptly lost his heart
 to a Southern Belle!  After marrying her on the beach here at the Isle of Palms, he left the Royal Navy and moved to Charleston.

Having sailed all his life, Charleston was a natural place 
to raise his family and share his love of the sea.  His garage is always full of various small boats - currently sporting a ski boat and JY 14' sailing dinghy which his family use in  the  Charleston Harbor and along the coast.

Rupert's Naval career, sales experience and extensive sailing background make him a natural Yacht Broker.  With International RYA Yachmaster and STCW95 q ualifications, Rupert is always  excited to share his knowledge and enthusiasm.  

Reach him at: 843-577-7377

 

Julian Crisp is also a native "Brit" who attended the Marine Training and Development College in Suffolk, England, where he studied boat design and build right out of high school. He began his career in the boating industry building small tenders and then larger fiberglass boats. From there he joined a spar company in Hadleigh, England, where he quickly worked his way up the ranks to production manager. In 2000, Julian was asked to fly "across the pond" and become the managing director of a leading mast/rigging manufacturing company that became one of the leading spar builders in the industry under his 10-year reign from 2000 to early 2011.

 

In 2011 Julian and his wife Kristen started Sparman USA, a professional mast and rigging project management company offering mobile services around the globe to both the industry and retail customer. This allowed Julian to be more hands on as well as giving one-on-one specialized attention to each project to ensure that each boat was being repaired, refitted or upgraded to its fullest potential.

 

Julian's 30+ years of sailing, spar building, and mast engineering 

have made him one of the most respected and knowledgeable spar experts in the industry.  He is a licensed and bonded Yacht Broker in the state of Florida and is known for his impeccable and professional customer service.


 

Call him at:  904.264.9100

 

Do you know that the only Oceanis 60 in the States

is right here in Charleston? 

 

Don't miss your opportunity to come by and check it out!  Call today for an appointment:  

843.577.7377


 Defined by her dark blue hull, the new Oceanis 60 embraces the sensational spirit of the super-yacht. With an unusual deck plan and an interior complemented by quality materials and an elegant finish, she combines the comfort of life at sea with the pleasure and relaxation of anchoring.

 

Watch the video here.
From the Helm...

Greetings from Charleston.  The heat is on us and boating is a great way to moderate that heat!

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I would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank You" to all of the new boat owners with whom we have worked this year.  Thanks to you, we are staying very busy with the many different aspects of boat sales (financing, commissioning, transportation, and surveys).  There are a bunch of shiny new Beneteaus out there from St. Augustine, FL to Oriental, NC and a lot of satisfied customers.

 

Several changes here at the office have injected some great new energy to our dealership. Amanda Felix has joined the team as our new Office Manager.  She and her husband Toby were professional yacht crew for 7 years in the Northeast, Bahamas and the Caribbean.  Having worked on both Sail and Power yachts from 50' to 150' her knowledge is genuine and shaped by experience. 

 

All of our dealers are working hard to make sure you will have the perfect boat for you and your family.  How great is it that Mike Lecholop has joined St. Barts?  Mike, 28 years ago, was the Beneteau Vice President and personally awarded St. Barts our dealership. In 2012 when Beneteau returned to Annapolis, MD, Mike and his lovely wife Anne stayed here in Charleston. Mike and I have worked together all these years and he is remarkably knowledgeable of the entire industry.  He has hit the ground running with some great new listings, major boat sales and more pending.

 

It is a great time to buy a boat!  We are delighted at the value we are able to offer our clients these days.  The dollar is significantly stronger and we are able to leverage that into great deals for our customers.  Our brokerage list is bigger and better than it ever has been, with a wide selection of Power and Sailboats.  The new Swift Trawler 50, Monte Carlo 5 and a Sense 55 are all coming here to St. Barts in a couple of weeks.  We are truly able to display all of the features that are incorporated into these new hulls.  

 

Please call us and come see us and let's together pick the right boat for you and your family!

 

Sincerely,

Chuck Laughlin 

 
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