Mike Joyce

Don’t Get Summer Time Blues,

buy a Hargrave Custom Yacht

Summer time is yachting time, don’t let another year pass without getting out on the water.

best,

Mike
mikejoyce@hargrave.org

HARGRAVE PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE

From the desk of Mike Joyce

Do you have your Hargrave shirt on today?

Jan & I stopped by the Coral Ridge Yacht Club for lunch today and ran into one of our favorite Hargrave Owners Pam & Peter Moore who own the 87′ Hargrave Sky Lounge Motoryacht BOXES. I said it is always fun to see one of our Hargrave owners wearing a Hargrave shirt, and also complimented them on doing such a great job maintaining their boat. I have had so many people mention that they saw BOXES docked at the club and then point out that it really shined. We’ve been very fortunate that our Hargraves seem to attract great owners which has a lot do with maintaining the reputation of both the Hargrave company and the other owners.

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

From the desk of Mike Joyce

LURSSEN LAUNCHES WORLD’S LARGEST YACHT AT 590′

I find it mind boggling to read that Lurssen just launched the largest yacht in the world, and did not go broke in the process.  I know how difficult it is to manage the little 100′-130′ projects we build and to see this yard continue to launch one record breaking yacht after another with complex and complicated interiors that are beyond description is truly amazing. With designers, engineers, project managers, attorneys, and owners all demanding nothing less than perfection I am simply amazed to see what they accomplish. I can see why the most successful people in the world wait in line to build a Lurssen.

Here are a couple of articles from the internet on AZZAM’s launch:

Project Azzam Reappears at Lürssen

by Diane Byrne April 5, 2013

My yacht’s going to be bigger than yours!

by Daily Mail Reporter June 12, 2012

Thanks to Lürssen for sharing the photos of Azzam, taken by Klaus Jordan.

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

From the desk of Mike Joyce

 Most men don’t, you know.

In a few more days the Palm Beach Boat Show (March 21-24) will open and mark the final boat show of the 2012-2013 season for Hargrave. This is our last show this season to meet new friends and new owners and tell them the Hargrave story while guiding them through our custom built yachts that are on the resale market, showing them the finer points of each one, and explaining why we are so proud of the yachts we created for our owners.

I can tell you the reason I personally love boat shows is they are always filled with high energy encouraging the handful of enthusiastic “buyers,” running around the show every year, visiting lots of broker displays trying to decide whether to make an offer on boat A or should they buy boat B?

Visitors to the Hargrave display often ask me if I get tired of shows and my answer is, “I wish boat shows went on forever.” You see, I know from forty years of experience, boat shows are an exciting and supportive environment for anyone trying to make the decision to move up to the yachting lifestyle. I understand better than most people it’s a huge decision for every first time yacht owner and they need all the help they can get!

Most buyers don’t realize how big the decision is until the final moment, when it is time to sign the contract and stroke the check for the deposit; then they suddenly become overwhelmed with fear and doubt. They suddenly realize they are about to buy a yacht costing more than their home; more than the business they started forty years ago. In fact, for most people, it is the biggest personal decision they have ever made and, unfortunately, they forgot to even get permission before they started.

A few years ago I had the chance to ask Alexis Castorri, best selling author and one of the top sport psychologists in the world, why is it powerful men with a lot of money suddenly become confused and embarrassed; making up a whole host of excuses as to why they are not signing the offer? Why in many cases, they are rejecting a boat on survey after the seller agreed to fix all mechanical items on the survey?

I remember my surprise when Alexis listened carefully to the questions, thought for a minute, and said, “They didn’t have permission.” It went right over my head and my first thought was she was referring to the wife or someone else in his world. She then said slowly, “No …….. he didn’t give himself permission to buy the boat.”

Alexis proceeded to explain super high achievers in life, regardless of their careers, all paid a huge price to get to the top. They made a lifetime habit of denying themselves the pleasures and enjoyments most of us take for granted in order to reach the lofty goal they set for themselves. The only reason these men are able to accumulate the large amount money required to buy any yacht is they have said no to their dreams and impulses at least a hundred thousand times over the years. For emphasis, she described how many of these star performers in life had this discipline of denial drilled into them from early childhood.

“What you have to do Mike,” she said, “is get them to write out on a piece of paper that they give themselves permission to own and enjoy a yacht; then get them to sign it.” When I said I was afraid my clients would just laugh at me Alexis said “No, super achievers won’t laugh at all, in fact, most of them have signed similar pledges to themselves over the years.”

So, my advice to all potential buyers who hope to start living their dream is to write out this permission statement in your own handwriting on a 3×5 card, fill in your name, sign it, and carry it in your shirt pocket. Read it for 30 days before you come to any boat show and get ready for the greatest experience in your life.

The summer of 2013 is right around the corner and I am rooting for some of the “buyers” I have met this season to actually cross the finish line and begin their adventure of a lifetime on the water with their family and friends. For all the rest of you, who forgot to get permission, remember the boat show season starts again next fall. Make sure you get your permission slip written out this summer while you are watching the others having fun on their new boats!

“I, _______________, hereby give myself permission to invest in a new yacht, and to allow myself, my family, and friends, to enjoy the ultimate experience on the water. I not only give myself permission to use the money from my savings at this time and for this purpose, but I further give myself permission to make any changes necessary to my schedule during the summer months to enjoy this God given opportunity to the fullest.”
Signed _____________.

Best,

Michael Joyce / CEO
954-683-9800
mikejoyce@hargrave.org

P.S. Could this be the year for you to move ahead with your dreams and find that perfect boat or the next boat for you and your family?

Stop by Hargrave and say hello at the Palm International Boat Show. You won’t believe what we’ve been up to the past few years!

Click here for Hargrave’s Display Line Up at the 2013 Palm beach International Boat Show

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

From the desk of  Mike Joyce

Off they go into the wild blue ocean! The 101′ Hargrave SeaVenture leaves my dock for ten days in the Bahamas. Capt. Mike V and Pete McCoy are leading the parade. Mike and Shelley DiCondina fly over with the owners on Monday to meet the boat in the Abacos. After a lifetime of hard work we celebrate every time our owners get to use their boats. This is what it’s all about!

The 101′ Hargrave SeaVenture leaving my dock for ten days in the Bahamas.

SeaVenture heads to the Abacos

“How do you let your guests know where to park? Write their names in the sand!”, said Jan Joyce on Treasure Cay Bahamas

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Highlights:
Guests: 4 Staterooms/Sleeps 8     Crew: 3 Cabins/Sleeps 5
7’2” ceiling height
Clever Storage
High Gloss Walnut
Modern Interior Furnishings
Country Kitchen
Oversized windows and extra-large portholes fill all decks with natural light and fabulous views of exotic cruise destinations.

Additional Information coming soon!

From the desk of Mike Joyce

HERE’S WHY MARCH MATTERS TO YOU TOO

Do you know what happened eleven days ago? The Miami Yacht Show ended on Monday February 18th, and during that five day show I saw more people who were seriously interested in moving up into the next level of yachting than I have seen in years, which is why I wanted this reminder message to go out today.

Miami 2013 – Joe DelVecchio, long time Hargrave yacht owner Chuck McGuirk, and Mike Di Condina aboard the exciting new 125′ Hargrave Raised Pilothouse GIGI II

You see, today is the first day of March, and March is a very important month for all of us here at Hargrave because we know after fifty years of hands on experience in the yachting business that if an owner is planning to enjoy the coming summer on a new yacht they need to be moving ahead in the next 60 days if they are going to have a dream experience and not wind up with just more aggravation in their life.

You and I both know that you can buy a yacht on the internet or over the phone in 60 minutes or less including signing contracts and wiring deposits. However, finding the perfect yacht that matches your dreams and your vision for the future takes more time and is not something that can be rushed. Hopefully you understand that buying the wrong boat can be very expensive, and perhaps more important, can ruin your experience on the water and possibly drive you out of boating.

All the important steps involved in producing a world class experience for you as the owner – properly identifying what makes and models will serve you best, negotiating, surveying, purchasing the yacht, equipping, staffing, servicing, and even trip planning – it all takes time if you do it right. That’s why I tell clients they need sixty days minimum to do it right, and up to ninety days if they are making any significant changes or improvements.

Timely Advice from your goal should be to have your boat ready to head out on your next adventure no later than the end of May, and that means we should be sitting down together in the next few weeks.

WANT THE FACTS? – SCHEDULE A VIP VISIT
It’s worth your time to fly into Fort Lauderdale for an overnight and we promise to not only educate you on what your options are for a potential purchase, but also walk you through the entire ownership experience from the day you buy a boat until the day you sell it and even go through the budget options for your size range so you can begin to connect all the dots.

Every Hargrave owner will tell you that finding the best crew is the secret to happiness in yachting

Did you ever wonder why so many people charter their boat? We’ll cover that too during your VIP visit. We will show you the ins and outs of the charter business, tell you about the obvious benefits like income, write offs, and yachting longevity, and we’ll even explain the problems associated with chartering so that you can make the best decision for your particular case.

WHAT IS YOUR “QTR SCORE”?
During the boat show Dudley Dawson, former head of design and engineering for Hatteras and long time contributing editor for Yachting Magazine, asked me if I knew what my QTR Score was? He proceeded to explain that if you are anywhere near our age, your personal physician will tell you, if asked, what your Quality Time Remaining is. For some of us that number is way more important that worrying about all the things we see on the TV news programs every night.

Ask yourself this question – are you ready for a world class adventure this summer? Would you be prepared to invest a little time with us in order to decide if this is your year to step up to the very best in yachting? If so call us or send an email and we will arrange a time to sit down together ASAP and show you what Hargrave can do to help make your dream to reality.

Best,
Mike

Stop by Hargrave and say hello at the Palm International Boat Show. You won’t believe what we’ve been up to the past few years!
Click here for Hargrave’s Display Line Up at the 2013 Palm beach International Boat Show

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

• Year: 2006
• Current Price: US$ 4,300,000
• Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Twin CAT C33 with 1675 hp each
• Hull Material: Fiberglass

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Walk-through

Freedom R is a 108-foot raised-pilothouse motor-yacht with a more traditional yacht profile and an interior that is uniquely different in style, arrangement and function. Her interior was upgraded in 2010 to include a new full width, king size master stateroom with well designed bath along with additional decor improvements throughout. Her interior features rosewood cabinetry, with sapelli bulkheads. Guests aboard Freedom have three staterooms, the forward two identical queen-berth cabins with en suite baths. Freedom R’s master stateroom spans the full beam with his-and-hers bath aft, dual hanging lockers forward. Beginning with a rough length of 100 feet, the boat grew in design to supply ample room for the engine room, fuel tankage and the garage. In fact, the design of 108-foot (32.9-meter) Freedom R fairly revolves around the tender garage. The Main Engines upgrade to 1675 HP. Hargrave typically would have installed Cat 3412s on this size boat, but owners opted for the more powerful, cleaner-burning C32s, which pump out an added 275 horses each. The shaded aft main deck is the prime spot for dining and is accented with a gloss-finished teak overhead feature that incorporates lighting and mirrors the shape of the eight-seat table. Because the owners maintain an informal lifestyle aboard, the country kitchen is very generously sized and beautifully finished. The most outstanding feature is the view, however. There are no overhead cabinets to obscure the side windows, and three large windows in the forward bulkhead overlook the deck. Freedom R  is in excellent condition and seriously for sale. You are encouraged to see her in person, you will not be disappointed!

Master Stateroom
The Master Stateroom located off  the airy foyer leads you into a world of lavish fabrics, an enormous his and hers bathroom, double walk-in closets and cozy lounge area to retreat for quiet times.

Guest Stateroom
Two spacious staterooms are equally desirable for family and guests. Plenty of storage, gorgeous heads, lush fabrics and carpeting make each room a home away from home.

Crew Quarters
The crew area accommodates a total of 4 crew in 2 crew cabins located forward, 2 twin over/under berths and a head with shower, and one full size bed for the captain’s cabin and a head with shower.Two spacious staterooms are equally desirable for family and guests. Plenty of storage, gorgeous heads, lush fabrics and carpeting make each room a home away from home. Access to the crew area on the lower level is starboard of the dinette.

Main Salon/ Dining
Entering through the wide exterior door, one sees the expansive salon and dining areas highlighted by warm Rosewood and Sapelli woodwork and plus carpeting. Comfortable settees with wood tables lead the eye to the attractive dining table and chairs where one can entertain in style and grace.

Galley & Laundry Equipment
As you pass through from the salon/dining area to the galley, you will see the spacious day head and access to the raised pilothouse. The open galley with eat-in dinette features warm granite countertops and plenty of room for storage. Access to the crew area on the lower level is starboard of the dinette.

Main Galley Equipment
GE Profile Performance S/S Oven with black glass cook top
GE Profile Performance S/S Microwave
GE Frigidaire Refrigerator with ice maker
Wine Cooler: U-Line; 110 Volts
Ice Maker: U-Line
Dishwasher: Bosch S/S
GE Monogram trash compactor
GE instant hot water dispenser
GE Continuous Feed garbage disposal, black
U-Line wine cooler, 110V
Frigidaire refrigerator with ice maker GE freezer
GE instant hot water dispenser

Main Laundry Equipment
Washer: 2 GE (Lower Foyer and Crew Quarters)
Dryer:   2 GE (Lower Foyer and Crew Quarters)

Lower Foyer
Lower foyer with console and ceiling ring
GE washer & dryer.

Aft deck
The shaded aft main deck is the prime spot for dining and is accented with a gloss-finished teak overhead feature that incorporates lighting and mirrors the shape of the eight-seat table.

Flybridge
The spacious fly bridge is perfect for open-air living. There is ample seating for quests and features two sun pads, a bar with seating for four and two settees with adjoining tables The helm has three chairs for captain and guest to enjoy the journey to exotic locations.

Communication/Navigation & Entertainment Systems
Telephone System: Panasonic Hybrid System
VHF: ICOM IC-M606
KVH: Broadband Internet SAT
KVH: Tracphone VT Sat-Phone
DV3: Tracvision G6 SAT

Navigation Systems
Radar: Simrad CA-44
Magnetic Compass: 5” Danforth
Auto Pilot: Simrad AP-20
Depth Sounder: (2) Raymarine ST-60
GPS: Furuno DGPS GP-37
Weather FAX: Hewlett Packard
Ships Computer: (2) Sony Viao
Laser Plotter:
(3) Samsung (Lower Station)
Nauticomp (Upper Station)
Wind/Speed Log: (2) Raymarine ST-60
Navtex: Furuno

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Video Equipment
TV’s:
Sharp LCD with Desay DVD(Master Stateroom)
Samsung LCD with Pioneer DVD (Guest Cabins)
43” Pioneer Plasma with Samsung DVD (Main Salon)
Sharp LCD with Zenith DVD/VCR (Galley)
Samsung LCD with Pioneer DVD (Crew Lounge)
Samsung LCD with Pioneer DVD (Captain Cabin)
Sat TV: KVH
DVD’s: Denon DVD

Audio Equipment
Stereo’s:
Sony CD player (Main Salon)
Denon Receiver (Master Stateroom)
Pioneer AM/FM CD/DVD player (Guest and Crew Cabins)

Deck Equipment
Anchor Windlass System: Maxwell 4500 Hydraulic
Anchors: 2
Anchor Chain: (2) 150 LB SS Anchor with 300 chain
Boat Crane and Davits: Quick Lift 2000LB
Accommodation Ladders: Passerelle

Generator & Electricity
Output: 120/240 Volts; Phase 1; 60 Hz
Generators: (2) Onan 35 Kw
Atlas Power Converter: Accept any voltage between 180v and 530V; Single; 3 Phase
Shore Power: 120 Volts; Phase 1; 60 Hz
Batteries:
Engines: 200 amp
Generators: 120 amp
General Service: (4) 12 Volts

Other Machinery
Watermakers: Sea Recovery 1,800 GPD
Trim Tabs/Stabilizers: Naiad Stabilizer System 353
Bow Thruster: Hydraulic HPS-HT16
Sewage System: Head Hunter MSD

Engines
(2) Caterpillar C-32, @ 1,675 hp each
Full engine service provided in February 2011

Air Conditioning
Type: Cruisair; BTU 212

Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Extinguishers: Handhelds throughout
Alarms: Central fire monitor w/ smoke alarms

Safety Equipment
Life Rafts: (2) 6 Man
Life Rings: One Ring with floating throw line attached
Flares: Full Coast Guard flare kit
Medical Equipment

Tender Garage
The custom designed tender garage stores the tender without taking up precious room on the fly bridge. The surrounding clean space forms a handy lazaretto, laundry and workshop adjacent to the engine room. Easy to access via a staircase on the aft main deck, it is a fully functional space.    12 tanks

•     Dives suits
•     BCs
•     Regulator
•     Weights
•     Fins
•     Life Vests
•     life vest
•     Fishing poles
•     Spearguns
•     Nets
•     Tubes
•     First Aid Kit
•     Med Oxygen Tank

Tenders
15’ Nautica Yamaha 90 Hp

Diving Equipment
Dive tank compressor: (4) tanks junior II Bauer (Aft garage)
(12) tanks

Other:
Waverunners: (2) Sea Doo
Vespa moped 2009 – Fly 150cc
Fishing poles

Photo Gallery

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HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

From the desk of Joyce Phillips

HARGRAVE LOVES CLASSIC BOATS

“Like a good neighbor” Hargrave Yachts pitched to help clean the beautiful Hacker Craft in front of our display at the Miami Yacht Show this month when some exhaust soot from one of our yachts became a problem during the recent Miami Yacht Show. Hargrave CEO Mike Joyce has owned lots of antique and classic boats over the years and he was excited to see the latest offering from Hacker Craft in front of our display at the Miami Yacht Show. Turns out there was a problem with the shore power cutting in and out on our biggest yacht so the generator was running to supply electricity causing an annoying problem with soot drifting over to the Hacker. Follow me now on this one – Mike Bresnahan who runs our display is co-owner of the Admiral’s Inn Restaurant in the 1000 Islands. He gets pressed into helping the woman running the Hacker display and finds out she has been to his restaurant and introduces her to Mike’s wife Jan Joyce. Jan is the president of the 1000 Islands Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and she learns the woman, Marsha Smith, at Hacker Craft is the president of the Lake George ACBS Chapter. Small world!!

Jan Joyce and Marsha Smith, Chapter Presidents for The Antique and Classic Boat Society Inc.

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”

From the desk of Mike Joyce

THREE TIPS TO GET THE BEST DEAL AT A BOAT SHOW

Here are three tips to taking advantage of the boat show setting and get the best possible deal on the right boat for you. Getting a low price on the wrong boat is not a deal at all.

TIP 3. BRING YOUR CHECKBOOK
When a seller decides to put his boat in a boat show he recognizes that it is a short window of time, and he knows from past experience that buyers will be at the show, and he has to be ready to respond to offers or the buyer will wander down the dock to the next boat. The pressure is on the sellers and their brokers with both of them scrambling to try to put your offer together in any way possible.

Buyers sometimes mistakenly assume that all sellers will be even more motivated later, but often times when the boat doesn’t sell at the show the owner shifts gears in his own mind and begins planning his cruising schedule for next summer. If you’re looking for a deal on a boat don’t miss the opportunity to use the pressure of a boat show to your advantage. Bring your checkbook and don’t be afraid to make the offer on the spot.

TIP 2. DO YOUR BOAT SHOW GAME PLAN AHEAD OF TIME

Don’t just walk into the show and wander around. You’ll get overwhelmed and miss a lot of great boats. Instead, go on line to the boat show web site a few weeks ahead of time where they will have posted a list of all the boats that will be on display. Look down the list and check off which boats might fit your requirements. We are fortunate that Show Management runs the three major shows we attend – Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Palm Beach and they have a ton of content on line to help visitors. Here is their link for boats in the upcoming Miami Show: http://bit.ly/BoatsAtMiamiShow2013

Once you get to the show pick up a program showing all the dock locations and start planning your day. Save any tents or indoor displays for later when it could be raining or too hot, and hit the boats first when the weather is right. Get the list of boats at the show and circle the ones that fit your requirements for price, features, and brands. Unusually 70% of the boats you want to see are in the same area of the show so do those first before you start walking to the extreme edges of the show.

If you get on a boat you like, bring your camera and take a few snapshots to help you remember later. After you have seen a coupe dozen boats it is hard to sort them out from memory later.

TIP 1. WRITE OUT WHAT YOU WANT
This is really the most important step because if you’re like most of us, you’ve probably been thinking about getting a new boat for a while, looking in magazines and wandering around boat shows, but never stopped to really analyze exactly what you want to do with you next boat and which boats fit your requirements.

If you spend just one hour with a pad and pen to start writing down what you want to do with your next boat you will be amazed at how quickly it clarifies your thinking and helps you to narrow down your search. Suddenly instead of there being “thousands” of boats out there to consider you will find there are really only a few.

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS — EVALUATION MATRIX
I have a matrix form that I use with clients where we list the top five requirements going down the left column, what I call the “must have” features, and then add another five or so that would be nice to have but not mandatory. Then across the top of the page you list the manufacturers in that niche that might be a fit. I tell my clients to follow “The Law of Three” and start with the top three selling brands (this will help with liquidity when you want to get out later) in that niche that have most of the features you want and then if you have to, add another 4-5 other brands to get the big picture. Once you have that diagrammed out and set you parameters for price range, speed, draft, number of cabins, etc. you’ll find that instead of being overwhelmed by the hundreds of boats at the show you’ll suddenly see that there are probably a dozen or less boats that could possibly fill your requirements.

AUTO INDUSTRY TIP
In the auto business they always tell you to go negotiate your deal on the last day of the month because dealers have huge incentives to meet their volume commitment to the manufacturers. Dealers are on high alert looking for the people who show up on the last day of the month because they know most of them brought their checkbook with them. The deal go get on the last day of the month will always be better than the deal you get the next week; it’s just how it works.

Boat shows present similar opportunities for knowledgeable buyers. When you watch this process over several decades you can clearly see that the odds are really stacked in the buyers favor and it is a great time to make an offer.

MEET PETER COLAGIOVANNI, MIKE DICONDINA, AND MIKE JOYCE AT MIAMI THIS YEAR

“Carpe Diem” is the name of one of my boats and it is good advice for you – SEIZE THE DAY!!

Best,

Mike Joyce

HARGRAVE CUSTOM YACHTS – “PROVIDING A BETTER BOATING EXPERIENCE”