The World of IGY http://www.igymarinas.com/blog Welcome to the Blog for IGY — the world’s leading marina and yachting lifestyle company. We look forward to sharing with you company news, experiences, or anything else we find fascinating about our industry. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Redbone Celebrity Tournament at the Montauk Yacht Club http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/29/redbone-celebrity-tournament-at-the-montauk-yacht-club/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/29/redbone-celebrity-tournament-at-the-montauk-yacht-club/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:39 +0000 Sarah B http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/29/redbone-celebrity-tournament-at-the-montauk-yacht-club/ The FCA Montauk Redbone Celebrity Tournament is happening at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort and Marina, September 22-24th 2010! Contestants will be out for striper, bluefish and false albacore.

Download the schedule here: 2010 Redbone Celebrity Tournament Schedule

For more info, visit www.redbone.org

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/29/redbone-celebrity-tournament-at-the-montauk-yacht-club/feed/ Christmas in July at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/21/christmas-in-july-at-yacht-haven-grande-st-thomas/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/21/christmas-in-july-at-yacht-haven-grande-st-thomas/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:07:23 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/21/christmas-in-july-at-yacht-haven-grande-st-thomas/ This Saturday, July 24, It’s Christmas in July at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas…  Fabulous shopping values, Great entertainment and a raffle with prizes including a $500 shopping spree at YHG! Come visit us and Santa this weekend.

Christmas in July

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/21/christmas-in-july-at-yacht-haven-grande-st-thomas/feed/ Marina Santa Marta in Colombia Signs Agreement with IGY http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/08/marina-santa-marta-in-colombia-signs-agreement-with-igy/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/08/marina-santa-marta-in-colombia-signs-agreement-with-igy/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:01:28 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/08/marina-santa-marta-in-colombia-signs-agreement-with-igy/ FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (July 1, 2010) Island Global Yachting (IGY), one of the world’s premier owners, developers and managers of luxury marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations, has announced the addition of Marina Santa Marta to their global collection of IGY destinations. Strategically located in Santa Marta, Colombia on the northern Caribbean coast, the brand new marina will be a comprehensive, modern yachting destination, offering 256 berths, accommodating vessels from 25-132 feet (7.6m-40m), with a maximum draft of 11 feet (3.5m) and a maximum beam of 29 feet (9m). Set to become a sportfisherman’s haven, Marina Santa Marta’s strategic location within the Caribbean is also within close proximity to the Panama Canal.  (read more)

Image of Marina Santa Marta

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/07/08/marina-santa-marta-in-colombia-signs-agreement-with-igy/feed/ Adam Foster, GM Rodney Bay Marina, Profiled in All at Sea http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/02/24/adam-foster-gm-rodney-bay-marina-profiled-in-all-at-sea/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/02/24/adam-foster-gm-rodney-bay-marina-profiled-in-all-at-sea/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:06:58 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/02/24/adam-foster-gm-rodney-bay-marina-profiled-in-all-at-sea/ Nice profile article on Rodney Bay Marina’s General Manager Adam Foster in the March issue of All at Sea magazine:

Adam Foster Profile

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/02/24/adam-foster-gm-rodney-bay-marina-profiled-in-all-at-sea/feed/ Great first-hand review of St. Lucia from a yachtie… http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/29/great-first-hand-review-of-st-lucia-from-a-yachtie/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/29/great-first-hand-review-of-st-lucia-from-a-yachtie/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:52:15 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/29/great-first-hand-review-of-st-lucia-from-a-yachtie/ Just read this fabulous re-cap from M/Y Gran Finale on their time on St. Lucia and at the Rodney Bay Marina.  Great insight and insider info: Great re-cap on our fabulous destination… Notes on a St. Lucian stay from M/Y Gran Finale:Great re-cap on our fabulous destination… Notes on a St. Lucian stay from M/Y Gran Finale: http://www.igy-rodneybay.com/media/notes.on.a.st.lucian.stay.pdf    

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/29/great-first-hand-review-of-st-lucia-from-a-yachtie/feed/ YACHT HAVEN GRANDE TO HOST HAITIAN RELIEF FUNDRAISER http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/18/yacht-haven-grande-to-host-hatian-relief-fundraiser/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/18/yacht-haven-grande-to-host-hatian-relief-fundraiser/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:16:47 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/18/yacht-haven-grande-to-host-hatian-relief-fundraiser/

Media Advisory

WHAT:  YACHT HAVEN GRANDE ST. THOMAS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT HATIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

WHERE:  Yacht Haven Grande, St. Thomas USVI

WHEN:  Saturday, January 23, 2010, 3:00 – 9:00 pm

DETAILS:  On Saturday, January 23, Yacht Haven Grande, the Caribbean’s premier marina, shopping and nautical lifestyle destination, will host a special concert event to benefit the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti. The fundraiser will take place from 3:00-9:00 pm and will feature live music by Web from the Buzz, Barefoot Davis, the Becca Darling Band, Down the Line, and the Ahwee Band. In addition, a significant raffle will take place during the event with prizes including local hotel stays, boat trips, gift certificates, and many other prizes. The raffle is being organized in conjunction with the USVI Hotel & Tourism Association and will be offered at $5 per ticket.

The concert is complimentary with monetary donations accepted throughout the event. Each band is donating their performances for this fundraiser, and all proceeds from this benefit will be donated to the relief efforts of the American Red Cross.

For additional details on this Haitian Relief event or to make a donation, please contact Josalyn Bitterman at Yacht Haven Grande (340) 775-8901 / jbitterman@yachthavengrande.com.

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]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2010/01/18/yacht-haven-grande-to-host-hatian-relief-fundraiser/feed/ CELEBRATE NYE AT YACHT HAVEN GRANDE!!! http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/17/celebrate-nye-at-yacht-haven-grande/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/17/celebrate-nye-at-yacht-haven-grande/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:18:21 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/17/celebrate-nye-at-yacht-haven-grande/ Yacht Haven Grande, the Caribbean’s premier megayacht marina destination, is planning a fabulous New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring the legendary Bunny Wailer.  For more details, click here: NYE at Yacht Haven Grande.

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/17/celebrate-nye-at-yacht-haven-grande/feed/ Kick-Off to Winter Season Crew Parties!!! http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/15/kick-off-to-winter-season-crew-parties/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/15/kick-off-to-winter-season-crew-parties/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:43:49 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/15/kick-off-to-winter-season-crew-parties/ IGY, in association with Rybovich Marina, is hosting four simultaneous crew parties to launch the Winter Season this Friday, December 18. 

  • Yacht Haven Grande, St. Thomas
  • Rodney Bay Marina, St. Lucia
  • Yacht Club at Isle de Sol, St. Maarten
  • Rybovich Marina, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Hope to see you there!

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]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/15/kick-off-to-winter-season-crew-parties/feed/ Caribbean Cash: Yacht Haven Grande Gives Shoppers Chance to win $70K http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/05/caribbean-cash-yacht-haven-grande-gives-shoppers-chance-to-win-70k/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/05/caribbean-cash-yacht-haven-grande-gives-shoppers-chance-to-win-70k/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:17:16 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/05/caribbean-cash-yacht-haven-grande-gives-shoppers-chance-to-win-70k/

From now through October 2010, St. Thomas’ Premier Duty-Free Shopping Destination, Yacht Haven Grande, is giving shoppers the chance to win a 7-day cruise for 6 people on a luxury yacht or $70,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions.

To qualify for the promotion, shoppers make a purchase at any of the Yacht Haven Grande shops or restaurants and receive an entry form that features a pre-printed lucky number which customers complete and return. If the entry form with the pre-selected grand prize winning lucky number is returned, Yacht Haven Grande will reward the winner with the $70K Grand Prize and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab.

]]> http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/05/caribbean-cash-yacht-haven-grande-gives-shoppers-chance-to-win-70k/feed/ Congrats to the team at Rodney Bay Marina http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/03/congrats-to-the-team-at-rodney-bay-marina/ http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/03/congrats-to-the-team-at-rodney-bay-marina/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:26:35 +0000 admin http://www.igymarinas.com/blog/2009/12/03/congrats-to-the-team-at-rodney-bay-marina/ IGY TO THE RESCUE:

Last week, a team from IGY Rodney Bay Marina was involved in a late night rescue of a British pair of sailors taking part in a trans-Atlantic race from France to Costa Rica.The sailors Dee Caffari and Brian Thompson managed to finish eighth of the 14 starters in the 4,800 mile race, but only after a three-member party from Rodney Bay Marina headed by General Manager Adam Foster had responded to  their call for help during their final run in the Caribbean Sea.Sailing on board the yacht “Aviva”, Caffari and Thompson suddenly found themselves in need of fuel to run the hydraulics on board so Rodney Bay Marina went out to fill their need at 9.30 p.m. in heavy seas. Joining Foster on the mission were Nigel Rodney and Alex Prowse.“We also gave them a basket with a lovely array of fruit from St Lucia,” said Foster, who noted that Caffari had competed in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) before and she knew that she could rely on Rodney Bay Marina for help.

The Jacques Vabre race in which the British sailors were competing started in Le Havre, France in early November. 

After crossing the finishing line, Caffari commented: “I am extremely happy that Brian, Aviva and I arrived safely in Costa Rica. It was tough out there for us, not just battling the extreme weather in the first week, but the ongoing problems we had with the generator and lack of power as a result.”“The guys at Rodney Bay Marina, led by Adam Foster, have been fantastic. As soon as I spoke to them earlier in the week they were able to suggest the most efficient and flexible plan. Rodney Bay Marina is the finish for the ARC each year, and if you can cope with a couple of hundred yachties appearing on your doorstep then I suppose one Open 60 making a flying visit is fairly simple! So a big thank you to Adam and his team,” Caffari stated in a website report.
Meanwhile, the first activity of ARC 2009 sponsored by the IGY Rodney Bay Marina comes off this Saturday at 5pm with IGY’s Fish Fiesta, where local fisherman will put their catch on display and  prepared for sale to patrons.  The relaxing atmosphere will also feature live music from a popular band.The second IGY sponsored events takes place Sunday IGY’s Lazy Day where early arrivals will relax and enjoy steel band music.  The first vessel in the ARC 2009 event was expected to cross the finishing line early Friday. 

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