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Sailing Newsletter
Fireside Issue
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February 2006
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Greetings!
Welcome to the Torresen Marine e-Newsletter.
Each month we will publish seasonally relevant and
practical information for sailors. The February issue
is our fireside issue. We hope to provide something
for everyone from the casual dinghy sailor to the
serious offshore racer.
As always, we look forward to your comments and
suggestions. We are also interested in what topics
you would like to see. Email theTorresen
Sailing Newsletter to let us know what you
think.
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Repower
by Gordon Torresen
repower
Main Entry
Pronunciation: (")rE-'pau(-&)r
Function: transitive verb
:to provide again or anew with power;
especially: to provide (as a boat) with a new
engine.
Repowering around boats is usually conceived as
replacing an old engine with a new one. This idea
even made it into the dictionary. To "provide again
or anew with power" could range from adding fuel
when you run out, tuning up the old engine, rebuilding
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Winter Race Report
by John Schumacher
The yacht racing in the south has been hot and
heavy this winter. More events are in store for those
who are fortunate enough to plan for some well-
deserved time off.
Let’s start with the Melges24 World Championship
held in mid December at Ocean Reef Yacht Club in
Key Largo, Florida. This event boasted 99 boats on
the line with seven-leg windward/leeward courses.
Twenty-six year old James Spithill from Team Luna
Rossa sailed well enough to hold off Gabriele Benussi
by eight points. Sounds more like this regatta
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26th Annual Spring Thaw
by Brenda Meyer
It's almost here, our 26th annual Spring Thaw
Open House. This is a one-day event that we
have for you, our customer. We want to let
you know how much we appreciate your business
and help you get ready in anticipation of spring. We
have storewide discounts, 10% to 50% off
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The Broker’s Role in Selling Your Sailboat
by Peter Blacklock
Selling your sailboat is a complex transaction, with
lots of steps between the first interest and the final
closing and delivery. Let the brokerage professionals
at Torresen Marine assist you in finding a buyer for
your sailboat.
Yacht brokers work much like real estate agents.
They are agents whom people consult to find and
purchase a boat, and whom people hire to list,
represent, and sell boats for them. Traditionally, the
seller pays the commissions
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New On-line Store = Easy Shopping
by Kelley Petersen
The Torresen Marine on-line Ship’s Store has a new
face. Our Internet department has been working
diligently the past few months to get the up-to-date
site in order and running. The new store is intended
to make the on line reference and shopping process a
more user friendly and efficient experience.
As local customers you may not have visited the site
in the past. We suggest you do, as the store
contains more than 180,000 products, in 1200+
categories
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New Product - Web Sites
by John Schumacher
This is the time of year that some of us begin to
thirst for any news pertaining to yachting gear. All of
my industry sources are keeping their cards close to
their chests just waiting for the February boat
shows. This is the first article in a series relative to
new products.
How about discussing an intangible product for
starters? As we are well into the information age,
web sites are popping up everywhere. Sometimes it
really is too much information for one to process.
This very article is part of the Torresen Marine E-
newsletter. Information on sailing hardware,
sailing events, new boats,
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