|
|
| Full
speed ahead for Trinity Yachts at the new Gulfport, Mississippi
facility |
Gulfport,
Mississippi - October 31, 2005 - Trinity Yachts, LLC
announced that they have moved one (1) nearly completed
yacht and four (4) of their partially built yachts over
to their new production facility in Gulfport, Mississippi.
These yachts were towed through the Intracoastal waterways
that are strewn with sunken or damaged fishing and pleasure
boats left over from Hurricane Katrina.
According
to John Dane III, President of Trinity Yachts, "The
last eight weeks have been very hectic since hurricane
Katrina stuck, and with the Ft. Lauderdale International
Boat Show quickly approaching, we really haven't had
a chance to pause and reflect on how far we have come.
But two weeks ago when the first hull was hoisted
out at the new facility and we began the continuation
of manufacturing, it was a good feeling, especially
when you consider what we have all been through here."
|
| The
spectacular modern shipyard based in Gulfport, MS.,
has over 9 acres/3.6 hectares (392,040 sq. ft./119,493
sq. m) of covered building area situated on approximately
50 acres/20.5 hectares of land. This new facility combined
with the existing 10 acres/4 hectares (435,600 sq. ft./132,770
sq. m) of covered buildings on 38 acres/15.5 hectares
at the New Orleans yard, (the New Orleans yard will
be retained as their Repair and Refit shipyard), provides
Trinity Yachts with a very large capacity to create
up to 8-10 megayachts annually for the yachting industry
and the capability to build up to 400 ft. (122 m) in
length. The Gulfport main construction building has
a height of 90 ft. (27.43m) allowing Trinity to build
five (5) deck yachts.
Dane
continued, "Even though the New Orleans yard sustained
a small amount of damage compared to many companies
in the area, the loss of reliable power for a projected
6 months and the amount of employees displaced by the
floods warranted the search for another facility in
a different environment. We had been eyeing the Gulfport
facility as a location to expand our operations into,
but Katrina forced us to make the move to the new Gulfport
yard as quickly as possible to take advantage of the
large space. The modern facilities and equipment there,
could be pressed into service immediately to minimize
delay for our Owners. We began by towing the 157 ft.
M/Y LADY LINDA over with hull #01, the M/Y LEDA. Since
she (M/Y LEDA) was at the yard for refit, it was decided
to press her into service as most of the workboats and
commercial tows in the area were either out of commission
or working in the recovery process. This unique towing
operation created quite a few comments from the locals."
|
|
Felix
S. Sabates Jr., Chairman, confirmed that "Trinity
Yachts now has moved all of the yachts and modules that
were in various stages of completion prior to hurricane
Katrina to the Gulfport facility and the progress of
construction is moving forward rapidly with over sixty
percent of our workforce now back on the job. This is
a wonderful achievement by all the staff and management
of Trinity considering the amount of devastation along
the Gulf Coast."
Trinity
Yachts also has completed the installation of seventy
(70) of the planned one hundred (100) mobile home trailers
it has purchased to house the many displaced Trinity
employees and their families. This effort was also monumental
involving the installation of all services including
power, sewage, water and road work. The balance of the
installations will be completed within the next few
weeks and this will allow additional workers to return
to work and a sense of normalcy.
|
 |
 |
|
While
many companies are wary of participating in the Fort
Lauderdale International Boat Show due to Hurricane
Wilma, Trinity Yachts will be there in full force with
five (5) yachts on display. "Our decision to participate
was never in doubt, since we knew that Show Management
and their staff would find a way to get the show up
and running in the manner we all expect it to be. So
we invite everyone to come and see us at the show or
at our new location in Gulfport!" stated Dane.
So
it's full speed ahead for Trinity Yachts, their employees
and the production of their spectacular megayachts.
|
|
Trinity Yachts, LLC is a privately held
corporation presently specializing in custom luxury
superyachts of aluminum or steel up to 400 ft. (122
meters) in length. Trinity Yachts, LLC. is based in
Gulfport, Mississippi and can be contacted by writing
to: Trinity Yachts, LLC, 13085 Seaway Road, Gulfport,
Ms 39503 USA attention: Felix S. Sabates, Jr., John
Dane III or William S. Smith III or via telephone, telefax
or facsimile as listed below: |
|
| Trinity
Yachts, LLC has under construction the following yachts: |
| Length |
Hull
Type |
Launch
Date |
Name |
| 157
ft. (47.85m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2005 |
LADY
LINDA |
| 161
ft. (49m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2006 |
WHEELS |
| 161
ft. (49m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2006 |
IMAGINE |
| 162
ft. (49.2m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2006 |
LADY
MICHELLE |
| 191
ft. (58.22m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2007 |
UNBRIDLED |
| 164
ft. (50m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2007 |
(NO
NAME) |
| 161
ft. (49m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2007 |
ANJILIS |
| 179
ft. (54.56m) |
Steel
Hull & Alum. Tri-Deck |
2007 |
CORRIE
LYNN |
|
164 ft. (49.9m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2007 |
NORWEGIAN
QUEEN II |
| 161
ft. (49m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2007 |
MUSTANG
SALLY |
| 161
ft. (49m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2008 |
ATLANTICA |
| 117
ft. (35.66m) |
Aluminum
Sport Fish |
2008 |
MARY
'P' |
| 135
ft. (41.15m) |
Aluminum
Tri-Deck |
2008 |
MARSHA
KAY |
|
| All
of the yachts currently under construction will be ABS
classed and MCA compliant. |
| |
|
|
|