Trawler Newsletters

Do you want to operate your own trawler and travel the high seas? I’m convinced that if you are reading this you already have an edge and further, I believe you can combine your desire and wherewithal to make it happen.

With the first quarter swirling in our wake, it’s time to look ahead and peer through the bow pulpit. For many of us it is all about finding the time – we know we want to take off and go cruising.

You plan to have your own trawler at some point in your life. This is never an impulse purchase and there is a lot to prepare for. What do you need to know? When is the right time?

One of the advantages of cruising in a trawler is that you have more predictable timing – a steady pace makes forward progress and while running at trawler speeds, time slows, but never stands still.

Trawler owners and want-to-be trawler cruisers actually have a lot in common. For buyers, the search involves many steps to find the right boat.

The market of available trawlers is opening up with more quality boats coming on the market and prices shifting slightly lower as supply and demand issues are balancing.

When you spend a lot of time underway, sooner or later you will encounter turbulent waters where the swell, chop, wind, waves and current all come together from different directions to create a bumpy, uncomfortable ride.

It’s that time of year when your boating desire rises like the weather temperature. Thoughts of getting away to go cruising are more realistically achievable. Trawler buyers are scouring the internet to find a boat to buy before it is sold out from underneath them.

When you spend a lot of time underway, sooner or later you will encounter turbulent waters where the swell, chop, wind, waves and current all come together from different directions to create a bumpy, uncomfortable ride.

Offshore, out of sight of land, you are surrounded by the horizon in every direction.  If you are not in a rush to reach your destination, time slows and you enjoy the journey.

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.

A true long-range trawler relies on a continuous duty engine, a powerful machine that runs 24/7 for extended periods of time. This same drive has propelled the JMYS team to carry on nonstop ever since post lock down travel started opening in June of 2020.

Everyone reading this has weathered quite a storm in 2020. From Standing By in March, to Underway in June the JMYS crew has vigilantly kept our business ship shape anticipating each new squall.

We sent out an email to our clientele in April titled “Standing By” which was the best we could do at the time as we all waited patiently to see what was going to happen while the world stopped.

This is not another email explaining what we are doing to make you safe, you’ve already received too many of those. We put this newsletter together for you to provide a positive distraction.

November is a transition month as the busy year aims towards the finish line and families start to think about the holiday gatherings. We completed the Baltimore TrawlerFest in September and spent time in Fort Lauderdale at the FLIBS.

It has been a few months since we sent out a general email update, time to fix that. Last year we added some new personnel to broaden our reach (Rob Piwowarczyk in California and Elle Conwell in Texas).

As the boating season heats up we wanted to send out an email update. You can stay up to speed with JMYS through our social media channels. It’s easy to follow our feeds by connecting through our links at the bottom of this newsletter.

On March 1st , 2017, Jeff Merrill was appointed as the US west coast ambassador for the FPB brand. The FPB (Functional Power Boat) series is designed by Steve and Linda Dashew.

There is a lot of trawler activity going on – are you ready to be a part of it? Things can and will change, but the quick snap shot today shows an accelerated stock market, increased consumer confidence and the yachting industry is enjoying a boom that rivals the best of times over the last decade.

Many of our clients ask us what they can do to prepare for ownership. Planning for the future begins well in advance.

With 2014 in our wake and the balance of 2015 on the horizon, I wanted to write a short note to thank all of you who helped me this year with the launch of Jeff Merrill Yacht Sales, Inc.

2014 was a whirlwind for me and I'm proud to announce that JMYS has enjoyed a very successful first year. Life as a Trawler Specialist has proven to be very rewarding indeed!