For family. That describes part of the reason why George Pasha purchased and took delivery of his new 48′ Maritimo (48-77) (IV Family) from Compass Point Yachts at our Newport Beach location. On August first from Newport Beach California George Pasha with the help of his brothers John & Mike, traveled up the West Coast to Vancouver B.C. where he picked up his wife Elyse and three daughters on Aug. 8th. From there John, Elyse, and daughters cruised through the beautiful British Columbia waterways.

By Capt. Bill Pike

The only other time I can remember getting myself into something that sounded this stark-raving mad was a dozen years ago. I’d just finished wringing out a high-performance screamer, and the photographer who was prepping for a follow-up helicopter shoot suggested I come along, not only “just for the livin’ hell of it,” but also to experience (after the shoot was “in the can,” as they say) a phenomenon the photog called “herding sea gulls.” I went along, of course, and after herding a few gulls—and enduring every conceivable aerial orientation except zipping along upside down—queasily conceded the exercise was roughly equivalent to dodging and feinting around a hot LZ in a UH-1 Huey in Vietnam back in 1969. Way too exciting.