Boat International US Edition – May 2019

boatinternational.com • 05 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY: TOM VAN OOSSANEN; WARREN KEELAN

ON BOARD

THE NUMBER OF FEADSHIP YACHTS

UNDERGOING REFIT WORK AT

12 RYBOVICH IN PALM BEACH IN APRIL

Journey to Journe

Caviar, rare spirits, Swiss watches and yachts come together

at the Kimpton Epic Hotel and Marina in Miami, where luxury

watchmaker FP Journe has opened a one-of-a-kind bar/

lounge and boutique. Bar Journe is open to the public but

reservations will guarantee front-row seating plus access to a

collection of rare spirits that includes Bacardi rum from the

1940s. Just outside the two-story atrium bar where watches

are also on display, is the Astondoa terrace and cigar lounge

overlooking the yachts cruising up and down the Miami River.

Browsing is not only welcome, it’s encouraged.

maisonfpjourne.com

TENNESSEE BOUND

After decades in the Pacific

Northwest, where founder Dave

Christensen built his eponymous

brand, and a few tumultuous

years, Christensen Shipyards is

moving to Tellico Lake,

Tennessee. The move to a larger

facility located on 55 acres will

allow the builder to expand its

portfolio to include larger and

beamier yachts, says Christensen

president Jim Gilbert. For more,

visit boatint.com/christensen

Robert Braithwaite

1943-2019

In March, Sunseeker announced the death of its

founder, Robert Braithwaite (below). He began

his career selling boats produced in the US by

Owens Cruisers, eventually buying their

molds. He was the public face of the British

boatbuilder from the age of 26, when he

established the foundation for what would

become Sunseeker, to very recently. He was 75.

AWARD WINNER

Chasseur, the 160ft

launched by

Christensen in 2016,

was honored at the

World Superyacht

Awards 2017

VARIETY ACTS

Maison FP Journe

offers high-class

watches, an outdoor

cigar lounge and a

choice of rare spirits

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