Platinum Edition

At the end of August, St. Barts Yachts Oriental will be receiving a Beneteau 37 Platinum Edition and we can't wait to see her. More pictures to come.

The 2014 Platinum Edition Oceanis includes:

• B&G Zeus 8 Chartplotter
• B&G Cartography US
• B&G Wind System
• B&G WiFi
• B&G Trifunction
• Simrad VHF
• Simrad VHF Wireless
• B&G Autopilot
• Electric Windlass
• Genneker Gear and Winch
• Seahorse Spinnaker with Sock
• Grey Hull with Black Stripes
• Jenna Galley Counters
• Microwave Oven
• Ultrasuede or Ultraleather Cushions

The Platinum Edition is available for new Oceanis 31, 34 and 37 models.

Big News Coming Soon!

Something is brewing with Beneteau! We are standing by for a big announcement........

Swift Trawler 44 arrival for St. Barts Yachts Client

The Swift Trawler 44 arrived at the port of Norfolk from France. It was removed from the cradle and opened up, by removing the shrink wrap. The props were installed and the boat was splashed with the assistance of the crane.

Eddie Brown, of St. Barts Yachts, and Captain Geoff Gow prepared the boat for travel to Wilmington, NC for the commissioning and handover to the new owner. Our service department will be heading up from Charleston, to complete the commissioning order.

 And there they go...

Check back in a few more days for progress of the boat.

For more information on the Swift Trawler 44 see the St. Barts Yachts page.

A Galley Recipe: Sweet and Sour Apple Beets

Mr. and Mrs. Henry (center), owners of "Alvilda Mae", an Oceanis 41 offered to share a new favorite galley recipe this week. 

We can't wait to try it.

Sweet and Sour Apple Beets



Preheat oven to 375.
Grease a casserole dish..

Mix together and put into it:
   2 cups chopped cooked beets
   2 cups apples
   1/4 to 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
   1 1/2 teaspoons salt
   A generous grating of nutmeg
 **Cook's note: If the apples are very tart, add: (1 tablespoon sugar) If they are bland: (2 tablespoons lemon juice)

Dot with 2 to 3 tablespoons butter
Cover and bake about one hour.

Cook's Note:

Sailing in the Charleston, SC area, enjoying the great crew at St Bart's Yachts, I've been experimenting with finding new recipes.  This was my first time to try this one.  I used it as a side dish with barbecued pork chops.  Of course I had to make some some changes, because I have  a very limited supply of spices on board, I had no nutmeg, and even though my apples were not tart I chose to add both sugar and juice from 1/4 of a lemon.  My husband and I thought it was a delicious dish. I'll definitely make this one again.
Enjoy!

Kite Camera

This gorgeous photo was sent in from one of our single handed cruisers leaving Charleston, SC and heading down to the Jacksonville area. The photo was taken with a Go Pro camera attached to a kite. Thanks for sharing Francisco, your Oceanis 41 makes a pretty picture.

Spring has Sprung!

Finally getting warmer in Charleston, and we are happy to say boating weather is upon us! I know we shouldn't complain, especially when some areas are still getting snow, but we are ready for some sun!!

To kick of your boating season, all three of our locations will be hosting boat shows the weekend of April 12-14, 2013. We would love to visit with you and show you a boat!

Charleston Office: SC In Water Boat Show

Barracuda 9

Other models on display: Oceanis 50, Swift Trawler 34

Jacksonville Boat Show

Oceanis 55

Oriental Office: Oriental In Water Boat Show

Oceanis 37

"Tutto Bene" Beneteau First 35

"Tutto Bene" First 35, 

The hull graphics in real life

The hull graphic design on paper.

From the desk of Wayne Burdick...

Beneteau, the world's largest sailboat builder, in addition to owning a factory in Marion, South Carolina, has prepared an imaginatively decorated version of their First 35 cruiser/racer to compete in the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. The event from April 18th to 21st, for which 290 boat competing boats have entered, is the largest sailboat regatta on the eastern seaboard. Thousands of sailors will be racing in the waters of Charleston harbor and off the coast in 17 different classes on various courses. 

Rick Bracanovich, in the photo above and owner of the freight company The Boat Exchange of Columbia, last Friday delivered Tutto Bene ("all's good" in Italian) to the Charleston City Boatyard where she will be rigged and launched. Upon arrival in the Low Country Rick said, "In twenty years of delivering thousands of boats, this one is the most photographed! People would come up alongside and hang out the window to get a picture of her amazing graphics. For a sailboat she sure looks wild." 

After launching at the boatyard, St Barts Yachts of Charleston, the Beneteau dealer for the Carolinas and Georgia, will commission her and do the final fitting before the fierce competition, sailed by a crew from Ohio that won the right to skipper her in a national Best Around the Buoys promotion sponsored by SAIL magazine and other industry partners; North Sails, Pettit Paint, B&G Instruments and Ronstan. Chuck Laughlin, President of St Barts, remarked, "With such a striking hull decoration, everyone will always see Tutto Bene, wherever she is on the course, so our team of great technicians will be doing everything we can to make sure that she stays out front!" 

To follow Tutto Bene and all the developments of Charleston Race Week, go to www.charlestonraceweek.com

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