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 Once in print everything is immediately out of date, but much of what we have written about still has some relevance.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
This Selene held the key to the Locks
Growing up in California and doing a lot of boating on the US west coast, the monthly publication of Sea magazine has always been something to look forward to.
Bill Parlatore joins Jeff Merrill to talk trawlers – #CruisingConversation on YouTube
This is our fourth #CruisingConversation and final video release for the year. In this episode, Jeff and Bill Parlatore met aboard the Nordhavn 50 Ophelia in Baltimore.
JMYS welcomes Larry Friedman to the team
Another veteran boater has joined the JMYS team; we’re pleased to introduce Larry Friedman.
Newsletter: Transitioning
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.
Baltimore TrawlerFest 2019 Recap
The last TrawlerFest of the year has now wrapped and we are ready for a new round in 2020. Flying in for the event we try to allow a day or two before or after to ...
Baltimore TrawlerFest 2019
See you at the Baltimore, MD TrawlerFest! September is here, and although summer is coming to an end, we have one more great PassageMaker event to look forward to that will make us long for summer: Baltimore TrawlerFest!
Fate & Faith
JMYS is excited to share an article from the October 2019 issue of PassageMaker magazine. Read about Rob and Deanna Piwowarczyk’s purchase of their ...
Sea Magazine – Broker Showcase – JMYS ad – August 1, 2019
Click on the SEA Magazine cover below to see the latest JMYS ad in SEA Magazine.
Offshore cruising online course launches today!
Jeff Merrill has collaborated with the team at Boaters University to offer this comprehensive offshore video series.
Anacortes Boat Show
The Nordic Tug 42, Nordic Quest, was our entry in the June 2019 Anacortes Boat Show. This was the first event that the new JMYS team of Kelly Libby, Greg Mustari and Jeff Merrill worked together.
Kelly Libby and Greg Mustari join JMYS
JMYS is delighted to welcome Greg Mustari and Kelly Libby to the team! Greg and Kelly live in the Anacortes, Washington area and have been in the boating industry for over 20 years.
Seattle, Washington – TrawlerFest Recap – April 2019
With its beautiful elements of snowy mountains and blue waterways, Washington is a perfect place for cruising. This year’s Northwest TrawlerFest has just completed.