Ron and I were talking about the boat show coming up this May and we thought a good subject for this month’s newsletter would be financing your boat. So we asked our good friend Mike Jenkins at Trident Funding for some advice. This is what he wrote. Financing that Yacht Financing your boat is not like financing [...]
Off-season Cruising – Serenity and Solitude The off-season cruising months offer a respite with deserted anchorages and unoccupied marine park docks. There’s no jockeying required at the fuel dock, and wildlife is unencumbered by the usual steady stream of boats. It’s their domain now. The keys to making the most of off-season cruising are: Let [...]
What can a Yacht Sales Professional do for me? There’s a saying in the industry; "If it was so easy - everyone would be doing it themselves." In truth, it's not so easy to sell a boat or find a boat that is a good match for you on your own. It takes time, commitment, [...]
Greetings! January 25th to February 2nd is the Great Seattle Boat Show. We’ll be at the South Lake Union floating show. Set aside these dates. More next month. Suddenly in Command Imagine a beautiful sunny day on the water. You, your family and friends are spending a quality time boating. Suddenly the owner of the boat has a heart attack [...]
Greetings! The holiday season is coming and with it winter weather. I hope you all have winterized your boat, RV or other systems that will be outside this winter. Even though it’s predicted to be a warmer than usual winter, it is always best to be prepared. Around my house are mostly Evergreens, but the Cedars and [...]
Boats Afloat Show Last month was the Boats Afloat Show. Ron and Robin braved the rain and surprisingly there were quite a few people who attended. I guess a little rain won’t stop a true northwest’er. There were over 200 boats and a lot going on. Next show is January and that one is really big! If you haven’t been [...]
BOATS AFLOAT SHOW It’s September once again and one of our favorite events we attend is the Boats Afloat Show on South Lake Union, September 13th thru the 16th. This will be the 23th year we have had a booth in the show and it provides us the opportunity to see many of our clients, yacht [...]
A warm thank you to all as Bristol Insurance Group has enjoyed a great first half of 2018 writing more yachts, home/auto/umbrella, and commercial business than past years at this date. We very much appreciate our current clients that have asked us to quote their home, auto, and umbrella with high quality carriers such as [...]
Boating Season is getting underway and there will be several activities on the waterfront in support of our boating compatriots. A few of the events we are sponsoring are: Selene Rendezvous April 25-29th. If you want to see a lot of Selenes, they will be at Roche Harbor. Registration is due by the 1st of [...]
Why Is My Home Insurance So Much More Than My Friends? Why is my friends home insurance so much less expensive than mine? We live in similar neighborhoods and our homes are about the same size! We get this question all the time and thought it would be beneficial to review a few of the many rating factors that affect home [...]