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 Once in print everything is immediately out of date, but much of what we have written about still has some relevance.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
New on Trawler Vision: Cruising Conversations Episode 9, Part 2
This is the second video in the three-part Cruising Conversations episode featuring marine consultant Steve D’Antonio.
New on Trawler Vision: Selene 55 Interior Tour
In early 2022, Jeff Merrill and John Hoffman worked with clients to purchase the Selene 55 shown in this video.
New on Trawler Vision: Dock, Walk and Talk – TrawlerFest Stuart 2022
The first TrawlerFest of 2022 was held in early March in Stuart, Florida.
Stuart TrawlerFest 2022 Recap
Hurray, it was fun to be a part of an in-person TrawlerFest again. Stuart, Florida is a great location for trawler cruisers to congregate and the beautiful scenery mixed with the ideal temperatures and clear skies made the Hutchinson Island Marriott a fabulous venue to kick off the first TrawlerFest of the 2022 schedule.
Passage Guardian – Keeping Cruisers Safe At Sea
The modern boating world offers many services and programs to ensure your safety out at sea. However, very few offer the daily updates and assurances of Passage Guardian, a completely free of charge safety service offered by Peter Mott to recreational cruising yachts conducting coastal and ocean passages.
Listing Sold – Nordhavn 40 KEMO SABE
The Nordhavn 40 KEMO SABE has closed in Delray Beach, Florida. Congratulations to the sellers, the new owners and their broker, as well as listing brokers John Hoffman and Jeff Merrill!