RELATED: What would Lafayette get for LUS? It is flying at LSU 2003 National Championship flag on the bow. Around 1986 or 1987, he and two friends spent $50,000 to take over the assets of a bankrupt pipe fabricatorwhen Louisiana's oilfield was struggling to recover from a major downturn. Bernhard Capital Partners Management Founder and Partner. An expert in the field of large yacht construction and superb explorer yacht projects, Jim's open character ensures that clients are always at ease discussing their biggest ideas and wildest yachting dreams with him. CB Rank (Hub) Energy Efficiency Companies . The only push-button winch on board is used to raise the mainsail. 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There are five additional staterooms, four doubles and one twin. James father Charles Graham Berwind was the owner of theyacht Laurel. Baton Rouge-based The Shaw Group just sold out to Chicago Bridge . In fact, Hodgdon is quite skilled at innovative construction techniques and when Tim Hodgdon agreed to build an oven to cook Comanches carbon fibre hull, the deal was struck. The sale was finalized in February 2013. Lived In Lake Placid FL, North Fort Myers FL, Lakeland FL, Stanhope NJ. Selling or purchasing a large yacht demands professional expertise and extensive market knowledge and Fraser has been a world leader in new and brokerage yacht sales for over 70 years. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 . Attendees also got 10 percent off purchases and were eligible for a $75 Mignon Faget gift card. Terry Ellis and Juliet Spencer. Buy a yacht. The big winner was Families Helping Families, which received $94,000 from this years record-setting sale. For more information on the 2018 Jim Smith 60 Walkaround Express for Sale with HMY Yachts, visit: https://www.hmy.com/yachts-for-sale/60-jim-smith-express-wa. "But at the end of five years, we'dbe larger than Entergy.". Several of Shaw's senior executivesleft with Bernhard. It also had a construction schedule that raised eyebrows from the first day Clark talked to_Boat International_ about the radical project during the Americas Cup Superyacht Regatta in San Francisco, September 2013. Please mention SuperYachtFan when using this information. Greeting guests were CEO Jane Shank and members of the board, including program participants Jon Malden, Ladonna Butler Green, and the Revs. Hub Name . Maureen Cocoran chaired the tea assisted by co-chairs E llie Torres, Frances Bennett, Paula Braxton, Faye Ferdinand, Charlene Ourso and Florence Williams. By canting the keel and putting the lee side daggerboard fully down, the boat generates enough lift to keep the angle of leeway to a minimum or crab up to a mark. The company manages several billion dollars, making it the largest private equity firm in Louisiana, Bernhard said. Residents: Don't give up management of LUS. Focusing on the sale and purchase of yachts over 30m, our large team of highly experienced brokers visits hundreds of yachts every year and the world's most important shipyards. By going wider, we can have less weight in the keel to keep the same righting moment, thus we will go faster. This thinking is carried over into the keel itself, which is solid stainless steel and not welded. Under the yacht is a canting keel that may be swung out 35 degrees in either direction in as little as 25 seconds, while there is space on either side of the hull for 6.5 tonnes of water in the ballast tanks. The company at the time of the sale, he added, "was saddled by a portfolio of money-losing nuclear contracts.". The mansion is namedTarpon Cove. The winch pedestals are set slightly inboard and Read explains that when sailing on other 30 metre yachts he found that waves coming inboard at 30 knots or so would sweep the helmsman or winch grinders off their feet. Bernhard said BCP is the largest builder of power plants in the world andis the largest maintenance contractor from nuclear to coal plants in the United States. Soon to be a fishing reef. Thus, by having 10 feet more beam than other 30 metre boats, there is space to put people and gear in a safer location with the added benefit of space for sails to be temporarily stored outboard of the pedestals on the high side. I started ocean racing 30 years ago and we have raced as a family in many parts of the world for 12 years, but this is an incredible opportunity for us to challenge for the worlds toughest blue water classic, says Jim Cooney, who finished sixth on line in last years race at the helm of his Volvo 70 Maserati and campaigned his iconic maxi Brindabella for seven years before that. Game Changers is a documentary series profiling some of the world's most influential, determined, hard-working visionaries who are disrupting their industries. Bernhard co-chaired Blanco's transition team and, according to a Jan. 24, 2005, Gambit story, "hired her campaign manager and political protg, attorney Jeff Jenkins" to work at Shaw. The yacht returned, but they were not on it. The deck-stepped carbon fibre mast has swept spreaders to eliminate the need for adjustable running backstays. 9,039: United States Power Grid Companies . A degenerative condition in his ankles that makes standing uncomfortable has recently cropped up in his wrists as well. What started as a yacht spotter hobby, turned into a fast-growing yachting site with thousands of unique daily visitors. It was an advantage the brand new 30.5 metre Hodgdon speed machine was able to maintain all the way to the Bass Strait during the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart. I'm in the Bahamas. Another advanced feature not often seen on smaller sailing craft is that the jib tracks run transversely instead of fore and aft. Prior to founding Bernhard Capital Partners, Jim started The Shaw Group in 1987 with a small personal investment and grew the company into one of the leading global energy services firms with over $6 billion in revenue and 25,000 employees. Edit Related Hubs Section. James and Kevin own two dogs: Scout and Brio. Events will run no later than four weeks after they have taken place. As well as Jim Cooney, the crew will now include Jims son and daughter Julia and James Cooney alongside Waratah Jeremy Tilse. Prior to founding Bernhard Capital Partners, Jim started The Shaw Group in 1987 with a small personal investment and grew the company into one of the leading global energy services firms with over $6 billion in revenue and 25,000 employees. On a positive note, Alzheimers Services Charlies Place has become a model of care around the country, and its looking into a possible second location in Ascension Parish. Content presented under the "BOAT Presents" logo is an advertising feature and Boat International Limited has been paid to include this content. Bernhard Capital Partners has deployed capital in three funds . Kathleen Blanco and Roger Ogden; and, standing, event Chairwoman Rose Long, honorees Joe Dumars and Robert Crais and Louisiana Public Broadcasting CEO Beth Courtney. are employes, from left, Cheri Schlegel, Tom Wood, Earl Shipp, Karen Eddlemon, Eduardo Do Val, Stacey Chiasson, Derek Landry, Abby Cook and Juan Carrillo. Berwind and Kevin Clark previously owned the 45-meter yacht Scout. Advocate staff photo by PAM BORDELON --- Treasures --- At the Inner Wheel luncheon where proceeds from its Trash & Treasure Sale were handed out, are, seated from left, Families Helping Families Executive Director Jamie Tindle, Inner Wheel President Virginia Bogan and sale So-chairwoman Lauren Ragland; and, standing, FHF board member Gay Ellis, FHF staff member Kayley Williams, sale Co-chairwoman Cheryl Olinde, hostess Alice Greer, sale Co-chairwoman Cynthia Galmon and FHF staff member Tyler Trahan. Bernhard, founded in 1919, is made up of four companies: Bernhard Energy, Bernhard MCC, E.P. Not only was she the first US-built yacht to feature an elevator and Christensens groundbreaking ocean terrace, but she also was the only such yacht of her size to offer a six-stateroom configuration. Today, BCP has seven portfolio companies in the energy services sector, according to The Business Report. An impressive $425,000 was raised in the live auction at this years Our Lady of the Lake Childrens Hospital Fiesta!, which took place at the Dow Hanger May 7. All halyards go to the masthead, where they are locked off in the same style that was pioneered in the 12 Metre Class. We are active on social media including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok. Bernhard is an experienced, PMP certified and professional Project Manager and Leader who is a great asset to any organisation who is fortunate to have his services.I have no hesitation on recommending Bernhard and would employ Bernhard knowing what he brings to the table." Earlier this year, Bernhard Capital Partners acquired electrical contractor W.A. "It's no secret the governor and I have a relationship," Bernhard told the Advertiser at the time. Advocate staff photo by PAM BORDELON --- Fiesta! Welcoming guests and presenting the awards was BRAWA President Jan Reeves. Jim Bernhard Jim M Bernhard Jr James D Bernhard AND 4 MORE. BCP recently raised more than $1 billion in investments after an initial $750 million offering in 2015-16. The forward end of the vessel is totally open, to store sails. 9 quotes from Jim Bernhard: 'treacle', 'Torquemada,', and 'Wit has truth in it; wise cracking is simply calisthenics with words." Dorothy Parker For' (. Who's boat is this? The company is now an investment holding. The Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys honored local law enforcement officers at its 22nd annual Law Day Luncheon May 8 at the Camelot Club. The stellar crew includes three time Americas cup winner and 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Winner Jimmy Spithill (Australia); eleven time winner of the Transpac race and round the world race winner Stan Honey (USA); round the world race winner Brad Jackson (New Zealand); Olympic and round the world sailor Dirk de Ridder (Netherlands); multiple Americas Cup sailor and Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Warwick Fleury (New Zealand); Americas Cup sailor, Nick Burridge (New Zealand); Olympic, Americas Cup and round the world sailor Shannon Falcone (UK); Rolex Sydney Hobart race winner on Comanche, John Von Schwarz (USA); six time round the world racer and seven time Americas Cup competitor, Tony Trae Rae (New Zealand); Sydney Hobart winner on board Comanche and the sports world renowned Mr Fixit, Casey Smith (Australia); Extreme sailing expert Stuart Pollard (Australia); round the world sailor Justin Slattery (Ireland); Rolex Sydney Hobart winner on Comanche Keats Keeley (USA); round the world sailor David Rolfe (Australia); and project manager Tim Hackett who has managed some of the leading teams around the world. 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