| Community Sail On A friend from way back in the day, Bruce Marek (the happier half of Nelson/ Marek when he was still part of the team) sent this bit of sad news our way. Peace to all. I have been following your site from the east coast for a few years now. Since you do have a really broad base of sailing readership, I thought I should report to you the death last Saturday (2/10/07) of Paul Bennett, President of Bennett Brothers Yachts, a Wilmington, NC boatbuilder/full service marina. Paul had built a couple of my custom 46's back in the nineties, as well as some S&S 48's, a Chris White Atlantic 48 Catamaran, and several power boats. He
founded Bennett Brothers Yachts in 1986. Prior to
that he was President of Stevens Yachts (Stevens
50's, Stevens 47's). The Steven's 47's made many
circumnavigations, and his Bennett Brothers Yard
was the natural place for upfits/renovations that
sent them around a few more times. Additionally,
he was president of the Yacht Brokers Association
of America in 2003-2004. Bruce
Marek |