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p rio r to c o m p le tio n , th e a d v e rtisin g a n d m a rk e tin g stra te g ie s h it
th e m e d ia w ith so m e q u a lity sa le s c re a tiv e . T h e c a b in c ru ise r in
a sw im m in g p o o l, h e lic o p te r rid e s, b a rb e q u e p a rtie s, a n d sle ig h
rid e p ro m o tio n s a ll w e re e ffe c tiv e to a d e g re e . B u t th e re a l e sta te
re c e ssio n se t in , se v e ra l o w n e rsh ip c h a n g e s to o k p la c e , m a n y o f
th e a m e n itie s d id n o t a p p e a r, a n d th e n th e b ig g e st p ro b le m o f a ll
o c c u rre d (th is w a s th e o n e ru m o u r th a t d id h o ld so m e w a te r):
R e g u la r d re d g in g o f th e h a rb o u r e n tra n c e h a d h it so m e sn a g s
a n d th e c lu b fe ll v ic tim to th e d re a d e d "silt-in ."
A s th e sa ilo rs d isa p p e a re d , th e p o w e r b o a t n u m b e rs
in c re a se d . T h is h a d n o t b e e n th e o rig in a l in te n tio n , a n d w ith
m o re ru m o u rs in th e w in d , th e c lu b m e m b e rsh ip fe ll o ff a n d
slip s sa t e m p ty. In 2 0 1 1 , th e m a rin a w a s u p fo r sa le a n d c o n c e rn e d re sid e n ts w e re n o w fe a rfu l o f sta rin g in to a sw a m p
in ste a d o f th e p ro m ise d sa ilb o a ts a n d b e a u tifu l fa c ilitie s. A n d a s
if a ll th is w a sn 't b a d e n o u g h , n o w th e re w e re sig n ific a n t b a c k ta x
issu e s a n d d isa g re e m e n ts a b o u t w h o o w n e d w h a t a n d w h o w a s
re sp o n sib le fo r m a in te n a n c e a n d d re d g in g . It w a s b e lie v e d th a t
th e m a rin a w o u ld c lo se in 2 0 1 2 .
E n te r "T h e T h re e A m ig o s". D u rin g th e fa ll o f 2 0 1 1 se v e ra l
m e m b e rs h a d a v isio n to p u rc h a se th e m a rin a fro m th e tro u b le d
d e v e lo p e r a n d c re a te a n e w y a c h t c lu b . D u rin g th e sp rin g o f
2 0 1 2 , w ith a n e w fin a n c ia l p la n in h a n d , in ste a d o f c lo sin g , th e
N e w p o rt Y a c h t C lu b , S to n e y C re e k In c . w a s fo rm e d w ith Ja c k

B o o k a t th e h e lm a s th e first C o m m o d o re , P e te r M a rtin a s
S e c re ta ry a n d B ill M c C a rtn e y w h o w a s in stru m e n ta l in th e
re stru c tu rin g o f th e n e w b u sin e ss m o d e l. W ith a so lid n e w o u tlo o k fo r th e 2 0 1 2 b o a tin g se a so n , th e m u c h -n e e d e d fu ll sc a le
d re d g in g o f th e h a rb o u r e n tra n c e to o k p la c e a n d th e c o m m u n ity
b re a th e d o n e m a ssiv e sig h o f re lie f th a n k s m a in ly to th e h e ro ic
e ffo rts o f th e se "T h re e A m ig o s".
A n e w e ra o f e n th u sia sm a n d e xc ite m e n t h a d b e g u n . T h e
n o w -e n e rg ize d c lu b m e m b e rs ro lle d u p th e ir sle e v e s a n d se t
a b o u t c le a n in g a n d p o lish in g u p th e g ro u n d s a n d d o c k s. A n o ffic ia l B o a rd o f D ire c to rs w a s fo rm e d a lo n g w ith a v a rie ty o f c o m m itte e s. S e e m in g ly o v e rn ig h t th is little c lu b tu rn e d th e c o rn e r.

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