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 Once in print everything is immediately out of date, but much of what we have written about still has some relevance.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://trawlerbrokers.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://trawlerbrokers.com/trawler-lifestyle/ocean-navigator-magazine/
PassageMaker magazine gave Jeff a column, Trawler Transactions, and those articles are posted here: https://trawlerbrokers.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
TrawlerFest Online Summit – November 12 – 14, 2020
The show must go on! Boat shows in 2020 are just not going to happen. After a successful March event in Stuart, FL, PassageMaker postponed the Seattle TrawlerFest and Baltimore TrawlerFest earlier this year, even suggested new dates, but alas, it just isn’t meant to be.
Embracing The Change
Jeff was interviewed a few months back by Kim Kavin who writes for PassageMaker magazine. Kim is a skilled writer and she called to talk with Jeff about how the Covid-19 situation was affecting yacht sales.
Welcome Katy Boyle!
Katy Boyle is the new Marketing Coordinator at JMYS. She grew up in New Hampshire and spent her summer weekends on her father’s fishing boat.
Bill Parlatore responds #CruisingConversations
Our JMYS YouTube Channel continues to attract more subscribers, and grow in popularity, thank you! Each video has an accompanying description that is often overlooked.
Brokerage Backstory- Episode 5- Seahorse 52 Keokuk
Please enjoy our latest interview with the owners of Keokuk. They discuss their journey as trawler owners and also comment on some of the reasons they chose a Seahorse 52.
Brokerage Backstory- Episode 4- Nordhavn 40 Sea Trek
Please read our latest owner interview about Nordhavn 40, Sea Trek. This brief Q and A with the current owners explains some of their choices, shares some of their experiences and is a wonderful insight.
Sea Magazine – Broker Showcase – JMYS ad – August, 2020
Click on the SEA Magazine cover below to see the latest JMYS ad in SEA Magazine.
Brokerage Backstory- Episode 3- Kadey-Krogen 44 Sweet Ride
This is our Kadey-Krogen 44 Brokerage Backstory- an interview with owners to learn more about their boat and their boating journey. Please read below to find out more about Sweet Ride.
JMYS Welcomes Gentry Bell!
Gentry Bell is the newest addition to our team here at JMYS.com as our Marketing intern. She is full of energy, dedicated and a great team player.
Trawler Sales Surge
Boats, planes, and RV’s are selling at an unprecedented pace. Why? Families are yearning for safe activities to get away from the monotony of being grounded.
Brokerage Backstory- Episode 2- Selene 43 Misty Pearl
Our second brokerage backstory is here! Listing broker, Larry Friedman, asked the owners of Misty Pearl several questions so that interested buyers can learn more about her features, qualities, and more.
Newsletter: From Standing By to Underway
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.