DECEMBER 2021, I TOOK COMMAND OF A BRAND NEW BUILD PROJECT ONBOARD Y 85′ PRINCESS MOTOR YACHT.
THE VESSEL ARRIVED AT VIKING SERVICE CENTER IN RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA AFTER BEING SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY IN DEVON, ENGLAND. ONCE ARRIVING TO THE USA, THE VESSEL IS COMMISSIONED WITH AMERICAN APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS, AND FINAL TOUCH-UPS ARE COMPLETED, BEFORE BEING LAUNCHED AND CLOSING WITH HER NEW OWNERS AND CREW.
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT WHEN A NEW BUILD ARRIVES FROM THE FACTORY, SHE WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETELY OUTFITTED.
COMPLETE OUTFIT …*ENGAGE*
SINCE THE LAUNCH, WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH THE OUTFITTING PROCESS. WE LIKE TO EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF A WELL-KNOWN YACHTING SUPPLIER NATIONAL MARINE SUPPLIERS TO PROVDE US WITH MANY ITEMS FOR OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. NATIONAL MARINE OFFERS WHOLESALE PRICING ON MANY OF OUR ORDERS, AND THEY ARE DIRECT WITH MANY MANUFACTURES AS WELL, AND THEY SHARE THOSE COSTS!
LIKE MOST OTHER INDUSTRIES, YACHTING HAS NOT BEEN SAVED FROM THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES SEEN THIS YEAR. OUR TIMING WITH AN END-OF-YEAR LAUNCH HAS SHOWN SLOW PROCESSING OF ORDERS, MANY ITEMS BEING BACK-ORDERED FOR MONTHS, AND SOME THINGS BEING ORDERED EXCEEDINGLY IN ADVANCE, AS WELL AS VENDORS BOOKED ON ALL AVENUES WITH THE RECORD SURGE IN BOATING SALES 2021.
SO “HURRY UP AND WAIT” IS OUR MANTRA, FOR, NOW… SLOW AND STEADY ONWARD.
ON A SIDE NOTE, HERES PICS OF SOME CUTE DOG NEIGHBORS ON MY DOCK
