David Armstrong
29.05.2021 15:06:17
Darryl Madden, aboard Black Pearl, moved to Gangplank in 2011. The Washington Monument and the District Wharf are visible in the background. here
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Darryl Madden, aboard Black Pearl, moved to Gangplank in 2011. The Washington Monument and the District Wharf are visible in the background. here
In Washington, D.C., a stone's throw from the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court, there's an oasis from the high-power, high-stress world of politicians, lobbyists and lawyers.
Roger Thiel aboard Doo-Wop. "I like the fact that your home is always in motion," he says. Becky Harlan hide caption
"It's a little bit like you're living in a nature preserve. You see the baby ducklings go out in the spring," says Dick Marchi, who lives on the barge Our Island with his wife, Laneyse Hooks, who has grown everything from herbs to corn on her rooftop garden. more
"By the time the fire [was put] out, the community had completely rallied around me," he remembers. "They had gone out, got me clothes, toothpaste, food for the next couple of days. They had made arrangements for me to stay aboard a boat so I had a place to live." here
With no firm deals for where he would operate his business, his maiden picnic boat voyages were as private charters for the Capital City Long Drive Classic, shuttling players from The Wharf to West Potomac Park in the fall of 2020, thanks to a connection from a friend at Events DC. here
For as little as $150, you can rent an electric-powered Scandinavian-designed picnic boat, large enough for eight passengers, at The Wharf Marina, and no boating license is required.
Phillips, who is the sole owner and operator of the company, said the boats each cost about $35,000. He has a total of 12 of them, but they’re not all here. Four of them were delayed by the Suez Canal bottleneck in March when a container ship ran aground blocking containership traffic.
He’d originally planned to franchise that company’s business, called Go Boat, in D.C., but ultimately ended up purchasing a dozen of the boats from the manufacturer, with support and guidance from Go Boat’s owner, whose company also has the boats manufactured and sells them. more
“There were a lot of hurdles — DCRA, Harbor Patrol, D.C. police, licensing and insurance. I had a lot of help from a lot of people to get this off the ground,” said Phillips, who grew up around boats and is an avid scuba diver. here
Rupert Neate of The Guardian reported details of the 305-foot boat Friday, highlight by a "helipad, four VIP suites and facilities that cater to a wide range of sports, including golf, basketball, volleyball and football." more
The yacht, which is scheduled for a spring delivery, is named the Lady S. more
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder will soon receive a "superyacht" he purchased from Dutch company Feadship for over $100 million, which features the world's first floating private IMAX movie theater. more
Adding the IMAX cost an additional $3 million, per Neate. Ed Beckett, who works for Burgess, a British company that helped develop the boat, told The Guardian there were a lot of hurdles to jump to make the request possible. here
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Heck. not that important being that mine is only 20' here
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