In the Wake is our archive of articles that have been posted as features on the JMYS home page. Once in print everything is immediately out of date, but much of what we have written about still has some relevance. We have been asked to keep these stories available by many followers who wish to take a short dock walk down memory lane and hope that people new to this website will also enjoy reading about people and events that have influenced our growth. For most of us it is fun to reminisce, and these articles serve as a chronological record of what we have been doing since JMYS was founded.
Occasionally we are able to find and organize previous boating related articles penned by Jeff in other publications, as well as articles that were started and shelved, but still want to be told. These will be completed out of order but will be filed by the date they occurred. So, if you come back in the future to browse, you may find something new from the past!
Jeff wrote a lot of stories for the www.nordhavn.com site during his fourteen year career at PAE and we have most of those available at this link: https://jmys.com/trawler-lifestyle/nordhavn-com-articles-by-jeff-merrill/
Additionally, we do have a separate section for the Ocean Navigator Dialing-In-Your-Trawler stories: https://jmys.com/trawler-lifestyle/ocean-navigator-magazine/
PassageMaker magazine gave Jeff a column, Trawler Transactions, and those articles are posted here: https://jmys.com/purchasing-a-trawler/trawler-transactions/
As demonstrated by our logo, our direction is to keep the bow pointing forward…but it is also fun to pause, reflect and look behind to see where we have been.
Articles
Passagemaker Magazine – “Ask the Experts, Broker Accountability”
Jeff was called to answer a question from a reader of Passagemaker Magazine about a faulty gauge that the reader had noticed during the sea trial phase of his trawler purchase.
Listing Sold – DeFever 49 Mi Amor
JMYS is pleased to announce the successful sale of the DeFever 49 Mi Amor in California.
Listing Sold – Nordhavn 55 Enterprise III
JMYS is pleased to announce the successful sale of the Nordhavn 55 Enterprise III in California.
Baltimore TrawlerFest Recap – September/October 2021
Boaters from all over the United States converged in Baltimore, Maryland to attend the 2021 TrawlerFest, also known as the Baltimore Inner Harbor Boat Show. As a result of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, this was the one and only in person TrawlerFest of 2021.
Meet the Passagemaker Pros
Jeff has been involved with Passagemaker Magazine for 20 years now and is honored to be featured as an expert in a recent post by editor-in-chief Andrew Parkinson.
Brokerage Backstory – Episode 8 – Nordhavn 40 KEMO SABE
Jeff interviewed the owners of KEMO SABE to find out more about them, their boat, and what kind of cruising they have done. This insightful interview will give you a good idea of why they chose a Nordhavn 40 and give you a glimpse into their wonderful experiences aboard.
Newsletter: Making Headway
If you are moving in the right direction, you are making headway. Over the last year we have witnessed an unprecedented desire for people to buy a trawler and take off cruising. The rushed timing and sparse availability has strained trawler brokers and created a fast paced environment propelled by a swelling wave of buyers eager to enter into transactions.
CPYB Online Study Session hosted in September, 2021
The Certified Professional Yacht Broker (CPYB) is a professional yacht broker certification program that was developed to raise the professional image of yacht brokers with the boating public and to set an appropriate standard for professional behavior by following a code of ethics.
A Duck That Sails!
There is something about a Diesel Duck trawler that will make you stop and stare as they cruise on by. They are a powerful, unique breed of trawler with their steel-hull, sturdy appearance, and as a bonus – they are designed as a sail-assisted Passagemaker that will leave you intrigued as to what else they can offer.
Brokerage Backstory- Episode 7- Snowbird 73 True Love
Jeff asked Keith and Jacqui Ruse, owners of True Love, a few questions to learn more about their custom aluminum-alloy trawler. They lived aboard True Love with their family and enjoyed years of trouble-free cruising.
Sea Magazine –Expert Advice with Jeff Merrill
Sea Magazine sent out a list of questions to industry professionals to include in their August 2021 Broker issue. Specifically, they were looking for tips and input from brokers on buying and selling from a professional point of view and asked Jeff to lend his expertise.
Baltimore Trawlerfest 2021
JMYS is pleased to be a sponsor of the Baltimore Inner Harbor Boat Show & TrawlerFest, a fully outdoor event scheduled to take place September 29-October 3 in Baltimore, Maryland.