Smoker Craft mourns international sales manager
November 28, 2016
John Babbitt, the international sales manager for Smoker Craft, died earlier this month at his home in Indianapolis. He was 69.
John Babbitt, the international sales manager for Smoker Craft, died earlier this month at his home in Indianapolis. He was 69.
Herb Repass, co-founder of New England Ropes, died Dec. 23 in Vero Beach. Fla. He was 94. Repass founded the business, now a wholly owned
Dr. George W. Brooks, a passionate sailor and member of the Larchmont Yacht Club for 70 years, died Dec. 17 in Bronxville, N.Y. He was
The city of Annapolis, Md., lost one of the legendary figures on its maritime scene when boatyard owner and sailor Bert Jabin died Saturday. He
The longtime boatbuilder and skilled sailor was a ‘health nut’ and a ‘very young 69,’ says a colleague Warren Luhrs wasn’t one to surround himself
David Green, who was a driving force behind the restoration of Sir Francis Chichester’s yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, died Oct. 7. Green, a sailor and
John “Jack” Hornor, chairman of the board of the American Boat and Yacht Council and an industry leader, died Oct. 1 of brain disease in
David Scott, a 23-year marine industry veteran, died suddenly at his home in Michigan on Sept. 28. Scott, 52, worked 10 years as internal sales
We lost one of the dashing old-time, swashbuckling, hard-drinking sailors when Bill Bolling died recently. He was in his 85th year and totally convinced the
Ronald E. “REB” Bourbeau of the South Glastonbury section of Glastonbury, Conn., died Sept. 29. He was 75. Bourbeau was the founder of REB Industries
John Babbitt, the international sales manager for Smoker Craft, died earlier this month at his home in Indianapolis. He was 69.
Herb Repass, co-founder of New England Ropes, died Dec. 23 in Vero Beach. Fla. He was 94. Repass founded the business, now a wholly owned
Dr. George W. Brooks, a passionate sailor and member of the Larchmont Yacht Club for 70 years, died Dec. 17 in Bronxville, N.Y. He was
The city of Annapolis, Md., lost one of the legendary figures on its maritime scene when boatyard owner and sailor Bert Jabin died Saturday. He
The longtime boatbuilder and skilled sailor was a ‘health nut’ and a ‘very young 69,’ says a colleague Warren Luhrs wasn’t one to surround himself
David Green, who was a driving force behind the restoration of Sir Francis Chichester’s yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, died Oct. 7. Green, a sailor and
John “Jack” Hornor, chairman of the board of the American Boat and Yacht Council and an industry leader, died Oct. 1 of brain disease in
David Scott, a 23-year marine industry veteran, died suddenly at his home in Michigan on Sept. 28. Scott, 52, worked 10 years as internal sales
We lost one of the dashing old-time, swashbuckling, hard-drinking sailors when Bill Bolling died recently. He was in his 85th year and totally convinced the
Ronald E. “REB” Bourbeau of the South Glastonbury section of Glastonbury, Conn., died Sept. 29. He was 75. Bourbeau was the founder of REB Industries
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