The Triton
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
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IYB turns five; Ardell broker wins satellite phone at Expo BOATS/BROKERS, from page B8 “From our very first yacht, we developed an organization that responds to each customer’s individual needs, while ensuring that they also meet any and all flagstate requirements,” said Capt. Jake DesVergers, chief surveyor at IYB. DesVergers also writes The Triton’s monthly Rules of the Road column. IYB received its original delegation by the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It now represents more than 10 yachting registries as flag-state inspectors and surveyors. “As I say to both the flags we represent and the yachts we inspect, their success is our success,” DesVergers said. “If they fail, then IYB has failed with them. “This anniversary is because of the partnership with have with our clients and the flags,” he said in a press announcement about the milestones. “It is the enormous level of trust that they have instilled in us that allows us to celebrate this milestone.” The 450th yacht to join IYB’s register is M/Y Penny Mae, a 44m yacht built by Richmond Yachts. The yacht completed the required surveys and plan review for certification as a commercial yacht under the Marshall Islands flag. A busy
winter season is planned, followed by charters this summer in Europe. She is under the command of Capt. Richard McGregor. For more information, visit www. yachtbureau.org
XSAT raffles sat phone
Georgia-based XSAT Global, a telecommunication services company, raffled off a an IsatPhone Pro during the Triton Expo in October. Peter Reed, a broker with Ardell Yacht and Ship Brokers pictured below, won. [Peter Reed has no relation to David and Lucy Reed who own The
Triton.] This global satellite phone is designed to work in just about any conditions. It came with a pelican case, which is a watertight crush-proof case. XSAT specializes in solutions when traditional communication systems such as cell phone or land lines are not available, including L band technology with the Inmarsat FleetBroadband Maritime Terminal.
C2C opens in Croatia
C2C International Yachting Partners has added an office in Croatia under
managing partners Maja Ban and Jeremiah McCurdy, formally Maya Yacht Services. Earlier this year, the company opened C2C Yachting SardiniaA with Barbara Feltovic as the managing partner.
Designer moves to Connecticut
Yacht design and brokerage firm Sparkman & Stephens has moved its headquarters from New York City, where it opened in 1929, to Greenwich, Conn., according to a story in the Conecticut Post.