Available in West Palm in the Winter and New York in the Summer, this classic party yacht makes an ideal venue for Weddings, Social celebrations of all kinds and Corporate events on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariner III was built in 1926 for Captain James Griffiths of Griffiths Steamship Company. This classic 122\u2032 fantail motor yacht, was designed by Ted Geary. Traveling to China to select the lumber for her construction, Captain Griffiths chose 3\u2033 teak planking for the hull and very strong wood, called yacal, for framing. Originally named \u201cSueJa III,\u201d Captain Griffiths used the yacht to travel up and down the West Coast. Among his travels on SueJa III Captain Griffiths visited many parts of California. It was in these waters where the actor John Barrymore made his way on board and demanded to see the owner. Barrymore insisted on purchasing the vessel! Captain Griffiths, poking his finger into the tall actor\u2019s chest, said, \u201cThis yacht is not for sale at any amount!\u201d Barrymore, however, did not leave empty-handed. Captain Griffiths introduced Barrymore to Ted Geary who designed a sister ship for the actor. It was the least Griffiths could do for a man who had exquisite taste in boats! Barrymore named his yacht \u201cInfanta\u201d and gave it to his wife for her birthday. It was 120\u2032 in length and cost, in those days, $225,000 to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Griffiths used SueJa III for private use up until World War II when the Army commandeered her for wartime service. They ballasted down and set her out on patrol, mainly in the Aleutian Islands. After the war effort, the Army returned SueJa III to her owners. By that time Captain Griffiths had died a natural death. Without her proud owner to command the helm, SueJa III was placed into the custody of Arthur Ayers (Captain Griffiths stepson). Mr. Ayers used the vessel to initiate a charter service. He sent the yacht on many charters in Alaska where she did quite well commercially. In the early 1950\u2019s Mr. Ayers sold the yacht to a Californian, O. J. Hall, who replaced her Washington Iron Works Diesel with Detroit Diesel 6-110S, a pair of engines that were in service for more than thirty years. Mr. Hall used the yacht to race up and down San Diego Bay. After a few years of service she was sold to a new owner-a New Yorker who voyaged on the vessel to the Mediterranean. After a short time, she wound up in Cannes, France. In keeping with its original 1920\u2019s design and the flavor of that era, the Kennedy Engine Co., Inc. restored the Mariner III to its old world charm with deep, rich, patterned furnishings, beautifully varnished woodwork, and polished solid brass fixtures. It took over two years with a team of 12 men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her reputation for excellence is known throughout New York, New England, Florida and the Caribbean. She has enjoyed guests on board from Jacques Cousteau, the Rockefellers, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Robert Deniro, Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett and Madonna, in addition to a long list of corporate giants from across the country. You might recognize her from magazine ads for Ralph Lauren and Maybelline, fashion and travel editorials in The New York Times Magazine and many layouts in Victoria\u2019s Secret catalogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariner III can accommodate ten guests in five cabins. The master cabin has a king sized bed, en suite bathroom with a bath, shower and head. There are two guest cabins with two single sized beds, en suite bathroom with shower and head. The next guest cabin has a queen sized bed, en suite bathroom with shower and head. The final guest cabin has a double sized bed with en suite bathroom with shower and head. The crew have a separate companionway, heads and shower. Mariner is fully air conditioned through out. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Captain Sean Kennedy, American, age 44, has eighteen years of chartering experience. He holds a 500 ton updating to 1600 ton Masters license. He has experience in the Caribbean, East Coast of the US and Gulf of Mexico. His hobbies include bicycling, gardening, restoring and flying aircraft. Chef Felix makes things happen in the galley. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19032,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0"},"yacht_type":[532],"yacht_tag":[],"class_list":["post-21775","yachts","type-yachts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","yacht_type-dinner-cruises-pt-br","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n