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Discovering the Owner of the Huntress

The Huntress Yacht is a marvel on water. It combines luxury, innovation, and history in a unique way.

This exploration uncovers the features that set the Huntress apart. It also reveals the intriguing background of its owner.

There’s much to discover about this iconic vessel, from its luxurious amenities to its design influence.

Overview of the Vessel’s Features and History

Constructed in 2009, the Huntress yacht showcases high-quality craftsmanship from the renowned Lurssen shipyard. This expedition yacht design combines adventure and comfort, accommodating up to 12 guests with a dedicated crew of 22.

This superyacht captures modern luxury and features a refitted interior for an exceptional experience on stunning waters.

The sleek lines and robust hull enhance navigational capabilities and aesthetic appeal. The shipyard’s innovative approach has developed features ensuring comfort and efficiency on voyages.

Mr. Argyros’s vision is evident in the lavish lounges and state-of-the-art kitchen, equipped with the latest Caterpillar Marine Engines for powerful cruising speeds.

Notable amenities include:

• Luxurious spa with Jacuzzi
• Multiple outdoor decks
• Panoramic observation area

These features provide guests with unmatched relaxation and entertainment options.

The Owner of the Huntress Yacht

The Huntress yacht is owned by George Argyros, a distinguished figure known for his contributions in real estate and investments. His ownership reflects a strong appreciation for luxury and maritime experiences.

Background and Career of the Owner

George Argyros is a prominent business magnate with a diverse background in real estate and investments. He is also committed to philanthropy, supporting educational and health organizations.

His wealth, estimated at $8 million, reflects his success and allows him to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle within the elite yachting community.

Mr. Argyros has navigated the business landscape effectively, forming key partnerships and making significant contributions to superyacht design. His philanthropic efforts showcase his dedication to giving back while enjoying the rewards of his success.

The Huntress Yacht’s Impressive Design and Features

The Huntress yacht features a design that blends luxury and functionality. It integrates smart technology for enhanced guest experiences.

Its refitted interior showcases high-quality craftsmanship, complemented by top-notch Caterpillar Marine Engines. The yacht includes an onboard Jacuzzi, ensuring a truly unparalleled experience while maintaining a cruising speed that allows for comfortable long voyages.

Luxurious Features and Technological Advancements

The Huntress yacht presents an extensive array of luxurious features:

• Onboard Jacuzzi
• Advanced audiovisual system
• Plush sun loungers
• Well-appointed spa area
• Smart home technology for easy control

Guests can enjoy immersive entertainment options that transform the main salon into a cinema-like environment. For relaxation, plush sun loungers are thoughtfully positioned on spacious decks, while the spa area offers tranquility through soothing treatments.

The yacht’s smart home technology allows visitors to effortlessly control lighting, climate, and entertainment systems from a handheld device. This harmonious integration of sophistication and innovation provides not just an opulent escape but also ensures that every moment aboard is meticulously tailored to perfection, epitomizing the essence of maritime luxury.

The Huntress Yacht’s Impact on the Yachting Industry

The Huntress yacht has significantly influenced the yachting industry, shaping design trends and establishing new standards in superyacht design. This impact has elevated the concept of maritime luxury for future vessels.

Influence on Design Trends and Industry Standards

The Huntress yacht has been instrumental in shaping design trends and establishing new industry standards for luxury yachts. Its sleek lines and eco-friendly technology have enhanced aesthetic appeal and set a benchmark for sustainability within the yachting sector.

This remarkable vessel exemplifies the integration of artistry and functionality, establishing a standard that others in the industry strive to meet. As the demand for personalized experiences increases, the incorporation of smart technology and luxurious features has emerged as a defining characteristic across the industry.

Emerging trends indicate a shift towards more sustainable materials and energy-efficient systems, reflecting a heightened awareness of environmental issues among designers and yachting enthusiasts. The Huntress will undoubtedly resonate through numerous future projects, ensuring its legacy continues to influence the industry for years to come and setting a benchmark in luxury yachting.

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Sea Huntress on the hunt in Mallorca waters

Superyacht in local waters.

Super yacht Sea Huntress. | Photo: Michael Stadler.

The super yacht Sea Huntress was spotted off Puerto Portals this week. She is owned by George Leon Argyros who served as the United States Ambassador to Spain. He is also a real estate investor and philanthropist. Argyros was the owner of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners from 1981 to 1989. He is the founder and CEO of property firm Arnel & Affiliates. He is also a close of Barack and Michelle Obama, infact he played a key role in organising Michelle Obama´s visit to Mallorca a few years ago.

Sea Huntress has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 14 guests in 6 suites. The supremely spacious full beam master suite incorporates its own study. She is also capable of carrying up to 14 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Sea Huntress is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3512 Di TA) 1,270hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 15 knots with a range of up to 5,500 nautical miles from her 100,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. An on board stabilization system ensures comfort when underway. Her water tanks store around 24,000 Litres of fresh water.

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The tax system is so upside down that millionaires and billionaires get huge breaks from their private jets and megayachts, Secret IRS Files reveal

This story was originally published by ProPublica .

Series: The Secret IRS Files

Inside the Tax Records of the .001%

Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor’s wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years through their private jets. And what made them all the sweeter is that they came with a tax write-off.

Over the past two years, ProPublica has documented the many ways that the ultrawealthy avoid taxes . The biggest or most daring maneuvers scale in the billions of dollars, and while the tax deductibility of private jets isn’t the most important feature of U.S. tax law, the fact that billionaires’ luxury rides come with millions in tax savings says a lot about how the system really works.

There are dozens of examples of wealthy Americans taking these sorts of deductions, which are premised on the notion that the planes are used mainly for business, in the massive trove of tax records that have formed the basis for ProPublica’s “ Secret IRS Files ” series. The ultrawealthy, however, can easily blur business and pleasure. And when they purport to make their planes available for leasing, to fulfill one definition of using the planes for business, they tend to be more adept at generating tax deductions than revenue.

Tony Alvarez and Bryan Marsal built a successful consulting firm specializing in restructuring — advising struggling or bankrupt companies on what to sell and whom to lay off. It can be a grim business: Marsal has been known to announce to prone firms that they were now a “community of pain.” But the partners, who are also close friends, own another enterprise, the Hogs Head Golf Club (“Built by Friends, for Friends, for Fun”), on the southwest coast of Ireland. It boasts views of the nearby mountains and bay.

In 2016, before opening their new course, the pair teamed up, via an LLC they named after their golf club, to buy a 2001 Gulfstream IV jet. The next year, President Donald Trump signed his big tax cut into law. It made buying a plane even more attractive: The full price of the plane could be deducted in the first year, a perk called “bonus depreciation.” Before, depreciation was typically only partially front-loaded, with the full balance spread over five years. The law also for the first time made pre-owned planes eligible for this treatment.

As a result, when Alvarez and Marsal sprang for their second plane in 2018, this one a Gulfstream V, the entire cost was deductible. That year, the pair’s two planes netted them a tax deduction of $14 million.

Last August, their Gulfstream V took off from Westchester County Airport in New York state for Ireland. About an hour later, their Gulfstream IV left for the same destination, a small airport in County Kerry near their club. Both planes can comfortably seat over a dozen passengers, but flight records don’t show who was on board. Over the coming month and a half, the two planes crisscrossed the Atlantic several times.

Were these business trips? Possibly, yes. (ProPublica’s records do not indicate whether specific trips were taken as deductions.) If so, operating expenses — including crew, fuel and other costs — from the partners’ trips to oversee the course would be fully deductible. These deductions would come in addition to depreciation.

Michael Kosnitzky, co-chair of the private client and family office group at the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop, said his wealthy clients often own a business, such as an art gallery, in the same area where they own a vacation home. If the main purpose of a flight there is to attend to that business, jet owners must take care to make that as clear as possible. “I advise my clients to go to their secondary business location first” upon landing, he said, as a way to help build the case.

Accounting for how a jet is used can get complicated. If nonbusiness guests, such as family, ride along on a business flight, it’s treated as a fringe benefit, which is taxable. (The benefit is typically attributed to the jet owner, experts said.) But that wrinkle isn’t too bad: The IRS formula used to calculate the benefit drastically undervalues the cost of riding on a private jet and is closer to the price of a first-class commercial ticket.

Last Christmas, flight records show the two Gulfstreams again leaving together, this time to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. While Alvarez and Marsal’s consulting firm boasts an office in the Cayman Islands, there isn’t one on these particular islands (which are about 1,400 miles from the Caymans), making it appear this was a family trip. Operating costs from “entertainment” flights like these are not deductible under tax law. But indulging in some pleasure doesn’t necessarily imperil the key tax prize of bonus depreciation: As long as, over the course of a year, the jet is used over 50% of the time for business, the owner gets to keep that perk.

A spokesperson for Alvarez and Marsal’s firm did not respond to a request for comment.

Mori Hosseini made his fortune as a Florida homebuilder and has owned a plane since at least 2006. When Trump’s tax bill began to gain momentum in Congress in the fall of 2017, he decided it was time for a new jet.

The $19.5 million he paid for his nine-seat Bombardier Challenger 350 appeared as a deduction on his 2017 taxes, leading to almost $8 million in tax savings right off the bat. But there were more deductions to come. Even the interest on the loan he’d taken out to buy the plane was deductible, and his 2018 taxes show a $600,000 expense.

Soon, Hosseini, a longtime Republican donor and close adviser to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was helping the governor and his family travel in style. In 2019, DeSantis’ wife, Casey, flew on the jet from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to attend a fundraiser held by a defense contractor . It was just one of several times that the DeSantises or the campaign have used the jet over the past few years, according to campaign finance records. Such flights are generally allowed under Florida law as long as they are disclosed as in-kind contributions. Hosseini did not respond to questions from ProPublica.

On his taxes, Hosseini says the LLC that holds his plane is in the business of “aircraft leasing.” It’s a very common move among jet owners. When they are not using the plane, they rent out the plane for charter flights, usually via an independent leasing company. Not only does this defray the costs of ownership, but it has tax benefits, too. It helps them establish that they bought the aircraft for a business purpose, the business of chartering.

In theory, taxpayers aren’t allowed to deduct losses from something that has no hope of being a profitable business. In practice, though, some billionaire-owned operations that look like expensive hobbies, such as racing horses in the Kentucky Derby , rack up business deductions by the tens of millions of dollars.

ProPublica examined the tax records of over 30 wealthy Americans who owned planes, and one thing was very clear: Profits in the airplane chartering business for this set, judging from their taxes, were extremely rare. Hosseini’s records show two years of profit over an eleven-year period.

Or take George Argyros, a California billionaire real estate developer who once owned the Seattle Mariners. A major GOP donor, he also was the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 2001 to 2004. Argyros, 86, has leased out his aircraft through his own chartering company for decades. From 2002 through 2019, his tax records show, his company pulled a profit just twice. Overall, he deducted over $50 million in net losses over the years.

In June 2021, Argyros’ Gulfstream landed at the small airport near Newburgh in New York’s Hudson Valley, having flown cross-country from California. Nearby, his $83 million, 248-foot yacht the Huntress awaited. Over the coming weeks, the ship would be seen cruising up and down the Hudson River , astounding locals who gawked at its six decks, helipad and hot tub.

A representative for Argyros declined to comment.

Yachts are dealt with differently from airplanes in tax law. They are considered entertainment facilities, so you can’t claim deductions on the premise that you used it for business travel.

But that doesn’t mean there’s no tax savings to be had. Mike Fernandez is a capable businessman, having made a fortune starting and investing in health care companies. But the Florida-based investor seems to have abysmal luck with one of his businesses: leasing out his 180-foot yacht, the Lady Michelle, when he’s not using it. On his 2017 and 2018 tax returns, he claimed a total of $11.3 million in expenses connected with the Lady Michelle from depreciation, repairs, wages and other costs. Meanwhile, his revenue over the two years totaled $178,000. Fernandez did not respond to questions from ProPublica.

Should the IRS audit one of these businesses — itself unlikely over the past decade, due to the gutting of the agency’s budget — the IRS faces a high hurdle: proving that not only was the business not profitable, but that the business owner was not really trying to profit. The case of personal jets adds an additional difficulty for an auditor. The ultrawealthy can often argue that, even if chartering did not result in profits, they also used the plane to help conduct their main business.

Robert Bigelow made his fortune in real estate and owns Budget Suites of America, an extended-stay apartment chain. His passions, however, reach to the skies and beyond. For decades, he’s poured resources into investigating UFO sightings and paranormal phenomena. Two years ago, he announced $1 million in grants from his Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies for research “into contact and communication with post-mortem or discarnate consciousness.”

His main focus, however, has been space. He founded Bigelow Aerospace, a company focused on building expandable space habitats. The company has had some successes, winning a contract from NASA for a module for use on the International Space Station. But what it has not had is profits. Bigelow put more than $350 million into the company, “my own real black hole,” as he’s put it .

In the two decades prior to 2018, even as Forbes and The Wall Street Journal variously estimated his net worth as $700 million and $900 million, Bigelow posted negative incomes on his taxes most years, as large losses from his aerospace company wiped out his other income. His personal jet, held by Cosmos Air LLC, also played a role. From 2005 to 2018, he deducted a total of $51 million related to use of his plane. ProPublica could not find evidence that Bigelow charters his aircraft, nor did Bigelow respond to ProPublica’s requests for comment.

Of course, the deductions could also be justified on the basis that the aircraft is necessary to tend to Bigelow’s various businesses. The plane is a luxury expense, in other words, essential to help him run up millions more in tax deductions — one black hole orbiting another.

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And there has been little doubt about who is building the lavish home: Real estate tycoon George Argyros, one of the world’s 800 richest men, according to Forbes.

And now, the home — located on the south side of Harbor Island near lots owned by two other local billionaires — is nearing completion. One agent speculated that the former U.S. ambassador to Spain and his wife will move in by the end of the year, if not Thanksgiving.

Argyros’ wife, Julia, politely declined through an intermediary to give us a tour. She wants to keep her home private, the intermediary said.

But the grand south facade of the mansion is plainly visible, and public records provide some details about the home officially known as the Argyros Residence.

Argyros, owner of apartments and commercial real estate, has owned a home on Harbor Island since at least 1980, public records show. But the path was cleared to building a bigger, grander home when he acquired his next-door neighbor’s lot in March 2007. He demolished both houses, combined the two lots and got a permit to build his new mansion in July 2008.

Plans on record show an arched gateway leading into a large entry court with “water features” and three sets of doors — one leading into the entry foyer, one into a large dining room and a third into a guest room. Three tall arches adorn the rear facade, facing the main channel of the harbor.

Highlights include:

Size: 15,979 square feet on three levels. The two lots have a combined size of 17,937 square feet, or 0.4 of an acre.

Cost: The city lists the construction valuation at $4.4 million. That would put construction costs at $275 per square foot. But if the true construction costs were in the $500 to $1,000 per square foot range — not uncommon for luxury homes — that would put the building costs somewhere from $8 million to $16 million.

A vacant double lot six doors down currently is listed for sale for $26.5 million and is worth at least $23 million, according to the Orange County Assessor’s Office. So, when the land value is included, the home’s value will be in the $27 million to $42 million range.

Bedrooms : Four bedrooms, plus the maid’s quarters. Interesting to note that the maid’s quarters includes a maid’s living room, private bathroom and walk-in closet.

Bathrooms: 10. Interesting to note that there are two separate toilets, er, water closets in the master bathroom, bringing the number of WCs to 11. The master bathroom has a tub with a bay window and a “shower system.”

Parking: Two two-car garages, with a combined size of 977 square feet.

Amenities: Elevator, exercise room, wine cellar, wine chiller, a two-story-high, 627-square-foot covered loggia with radiant heat, terrace, elevated spa, outdoor fireplace, a fire pit, a built-in barbecue with a warming oven, a 1,150-square-foot roof deck and two docks able to accommodate several boats, including a 60-foot yacht.

Basement: 2,706 square feet, including the wine cellar, storage, “cellar hall” and multi-use area.

First floor: A curving, U-shaped stairway leads to the second floor off the entry foyer. The first floor also includes a formal dining room, guest room, small office, butler’s pantry, two fireplaces, living room, family room and a morning room looking out over the water.

Second-floor: The second floor includes a large master suite with a fireplace and balcony overlooking the bay. The master suite includes his and her dressing areas and a dumb waiter to move dishes to and from the kitchen below. There’s also an office for Argyros, another for his wife, two additional bedrooms with private bathrooms and an upstairs living room. The exercise room also is on the second floor.

Skylights: Six.

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54 Irwin 1990 Boat For Sale

Asking price: $375,000.

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Last updated Feb 13, 2024

54' Irwin 1990

A Rare GemRefreshing to find a boat that is lavishly maintainedand constantly upgraded 

VIEW THE 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL TOURThe Irwin 54 is one of the most popular sailing yachts over 50' ever built. Find out why

For over 20 Years, the current owner had an open check book tocontinually upgrade and lovingly care for this amazing yacht 

Over 250 Irwin 52’s and 54’s were built. First introduced in 1976, The Irwin 52 quickly became the  most  popular cruising center cockpit sailboat on the market.  In 1988, the boat evolved into the Irwin 54 with a major redesign of the hull, deck and interior. “Patience“ is one of the last Irwin 54’s and possibly the best ever built.

“Patience” was ordered new by her original owner in 1989 and commissioned in 1990. The concept was to utilize the basic clever design and create a vessel of not just outstanding beauty, but also a yacht that is flawlessly executed and engineered to a standard normally seen only in larger vessels. The spectacular result is not only a "go anywhere" yacht, but also one of absolute luxury, total privacy and short-handed style.

The second owner purchased "Patience" for a two year Caribbean cruise and then sold  her to the  current owner.Current owner has owned this boat for the past 20 years!

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Preferred Yachts.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.

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• Yacht Details: 54' Irwin 1990
• Location: Saint Petersburg, FL
• Engines: Yanmar
• Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024
• Asking Price: $375,000
• Max Draft: 12' 6''

54' Irwin additional information

• Beam: 15' 4''
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Displacement: 46,000 lb
• Fuel Tank: 1 x 340|gallon
• Fresh Water: 1 x 480|gallon
• Single Berths: 8

A Rare Gem Refreshing to find a boat that is lavishly maintained and constantly upgraded 

VIEW THE 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL TOUR The Irwin 54 is one of the most popular sailing yachts over 50' ever built. Find out why

For over 20 Years, the current owner had an open check book to continually upgrade and lovingly care for this amazing yacht 

Over 250 Irwin 52’s and 54’s were built. First introduced in 1976, The Irwin 52 quickly became the  most  popular cruising center cockpit sailboat on the market.  In 1988, the boat evolved into the Irwin 54 with a major redesign of the hull, deck and interior. “Patience“ is one of the last Irwin 54’s and possibly the best ever built.

“Patience” was ordered new by her original owner in 1989 and commissioned in 1990. The concept was to utilize the basic clever design and create a vessel of not just outstanding beauty, but also a yacht that is flawlessly executed and engineered to a standard normally seen only in larger vessels. The spectacular result is not only a "go anywhere" yacht, but also one of absolute luxury, total privacy and short-handed style.

The second owner purchased "Patience" for a two year Caribbean cruise and then sold  her to the  current owner. Current owner has owned this boat for the past 20 years!

Interior Description

“Patience” sleeps six persons in three private cabins, excluding the main salon, with optional sleeping space in workroom.

She has a stunning interior that really has to be seen to be fully appreciated. (See the 3D Virtual Tour) She was designed and then customized around luxury, quality and functional elegance. The interior is truly gorgeous and maintained in show condition at all times.

Starting forward is VIP Stateroom with centerline queen berth.

Next aft to starboard is the Guest Cabin with a double berth.

The Guest Head is to port and features a separate shower stall and a separate door to the Vip Stateroom and another door that opens into the hallway. 

The huge raised Main Salon features large fixed ports, offering a panoramic view outside. To starboard is another  “L” shaped settee and dining table. Next aft is a desk and breakfast bar.To port is a  “L” shaped settee followed by a large Chart Table. Here is located the electronic switches for AC and DC Systems. A large flatscreen TV is located above and navigation instuments are outboard. An eight bottle wine cooler is located below.

Next aft and down two steps is the Galley. The galley on “Patience” will appeal to any cruising gourmet and is equivalent in size to what you'd expect on boats much larger. The galley provides ample counter space, cabinets and drawers for storage. Opposite the galley is the separate laundry room and complete walk-in workshop. 

• Full size upright refrigerator with separate top loading freezer (Grunert  120 volt with holding plates)
• Force 10 3-burner stove with oven (gimbaled)
• Toaster Oven
• G.E. full size microwave
• Built in automatic coffee maker
• Built in Ice Maker
• “Blanco” sink with trash chute and cutting board
• PG safety solenoid valves with leak detector

Across from the galley is the Workshop and Laundry Room. The work bench has cushions to create another berth. The captain and crew are kept in clean clothes by using the full size Miele, 220V, high quality washer and dryer.

The Owner's Stateroom features a centerline queen berth, large hanging locker and numerous drawers and cabinets.

The en-suite Owner's Head has a separate stall shower/tub.

At Chart Table

• Garmin GPS with color chart plotter, anemometer and sonar 
• Built-in ICOM SSB radio
• Built-in Simrad VF radio with wireless remote
• Four Midland handheld radios
• Garmin GPSmap XSV chartplotter with radar and sonar
• RaymarineWindspeed and Direction
• Raymarine Depth Sounder
• Raymarine Multifunction Display
• Raymarine Autopilot 
•  Garmin Multifunction Display
• Fusion Radio Control
• Garmin Radar with mast mounted closed array antenna
• Raymarine Steering Pedestal Mounted anemometer
• Raymarine Steering Pedestal Mounted Repeater
• TCI TV and Sony DVD in Main Salon
• Samsung TV in forward VIP stateroom, LG DVD player
• Polariod TV and LG DVD in forward guest room
• Haier 120 VDC Wine Cooler
• Fusion stereo Main Salon
• Fusion stereo in Cockpit
• Samsung TV and Insignia DVD in aft stateroom
• Omnidirectional and Satellite TV antennas
• Engine: Yanmar  4HL-HTE 140 hp turbo diesel engine was rebult in 2017 and shows about 670 Hours
• Generator : Phaser K4-15 KW  Generator was replaced
• Spectra Water maker 
• Vetus 24 Volt DC Thruster
• Windlass Lighthouse 24 Volt DC
• Dinghy Davit TNT 24 Volt DC
• 120 VAC Miele clothes washer/dryer combination

12 Volt System

• (2) 31 AGM starting batteries for engine and generator
• (2) 4D house batteries

24 Volt System

• Group T105 like 6 Volt batteries connected in series

Promariner Pronautic 1260P 12VDC/60 AMP marine grade battery charger digital display in chart table area

 50 Amp Shore Power cord 

• Promariner Pronautic 1260P 12 Volt Marine Battery Charger
• 24 Volt Marine Battery Charger
• Promariner Promar digital display at the chart table
• Spectra Cape Horn 12 Volt DC Watermaker
• Water Heater 20 Gallon

The current owner decided to remove the Hood Stoway mast and upgrade the mast and rigging to a custom Seldon mast with a hydraulic furling system around 2010. He has an impressive above deck rig that rivals vessels of a much larger size and higher price range. A lot of thought by the experienced owner went into making “Patience” easy to sail by a couple and enhance the performance.

• Hydraulic main sail
• Hydraulic roller furling on Genoa
• Roller furling on staysail
• Running rigging for staysail
• Navtec hydraulic adjuster
• Whisker Pole
• (2) #36 Barient 24V electric primary winches (with controls at winch and helm)
• #27 Barient hydraulic main sheet (with controls at winch and helm)
• (2) #21 Barient self tailing halyard winches

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The Life & Lies of St. Pete’s Founding Mother, Part II Sarah Judge

The life & lies of st. pete’s founding mother, sailing into history:  the st. petersburg yacht club.

Founded in 1909 by a small group of sailors, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club had no dock or clubhouse. What they did have was a common interest in boating and the belief that the waters of Tampa Bay were special.  Their first outing consisted of twenty boats carrying about 100 members and guests to Blind Pass. That's a pretty impressive turn out for a city with a population of only about 4,000 citizens.

 The lack of a proper yacht basin stymied the organization's growth for a few years until two local newspaper men called a meeting on the evening of May 30, 1916. Seven prominent local  men rallied to lead the charge to incorporate the club and raise funds for a proper clubhouse. On June 23, 1916 articles of incorporation were drawn up and filed with the county clerk. Just shy of its first anniversary, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club formally opened their clubhouse on June 15, 1917.

Located on the northwest corner of Bayshore Drive and Central Avenue, the Spanish Mission style clubhouse was designed by architect George W. Stewart and was roughly 100 feet by 75 feet. The St. Petersburg Times marveled at the imposing waterfront structure stating that "its  pleasing interior and spacious porches offer a center for the social activity of its members and guests."

The club did have a slight setback when on October 25, 1921 hurricane force winds damaged some porches and pushed several feet of bay water into the structure. As with other damaged structures in town, repairs were quick to happen and ready the city for the wintering tourist season.

As membership soared during the next few years, it was all too clear that an expansion was needed,  and on December 21, 1922 the new wing was opened. The clubhouse more than doubled in size, offering the finest of amenities to its members and guests. And plenty of spacious porches to take in the beauty of clear bay waters. Additional clubhouse improvements occurred over the years, with a major renovation and construction of a multi-story garage in the early 1990s.

From card games, social meetings and dancing, a bevy of activities could be enjoyed off the water. Water-based activities taught boating and sailing skills to its members young and old. Events consisted of power and sailing races, regattas, and for the adventurous yachtsmen, The St. Petersburg to Havana Yacht races.

The first race to Cuba was organized by George Gandy, Jr. on March 30, 1930 with 11 yachts competing.  With the Pier serving as the staring points, racers finished 284 miles later at the Morro Castle near the entrance to Havana Harbor. The races served as the forerunner to the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC).

The St. Petersburg Yacht club has a rich history, and the membership rolls over the past century were literally a Who's Who list within the city. Today, the Yacht club is in the headlines with the news that Club leadership have a tentative goal to replace the current 51,000 sq ft structure with an improved facility to withstand major storms by 2028-29.

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