The BRABUS Shadow 800 by Axopar is the result of an exclusive alliance between award-winning Finnish boat builder, Axopar Boats, and German Tuning Company BRABUS.
The Brabus Shadow 800 uses twin Mercury Verado 400R supercharged racing engines. Additionally, the boat runs to a top speed of 60 mph and has a cruising range of 287 miles at 40 mph. Mercury’s Joystick Piloting offers easy control, while the steering wheel has an intelligent steering module with push-button controls.
The ergonomic dashboard features two standard 16-inch chartplotters and Mercury’s latest VesselView 903 that pairs a mobile phone via Bluetooth to the engines for accessing boat data. The boat is built according to BRABUS’ exclusive engineering principles. Each boat is part of a group of 20 handmade models.
Being on the water can have a physical and spiritual effect on people. It makes them smile and creates lifelong memories. Just as with our annual swimsuit issue, boats and toys enhance that fun. Nautical Ventures is your go-to place for fun on the water.
Getting its start 31 years ago as a Hobie kayak and sailboat dealer, Nautical Ventures grew, and it was in 2010 when Roger Moore and Jeff Garcia purchased the store believing
that water sports equipment would complement their yacht brokerage business, QPS Marine.
Having sailed around the world with his wife, Samantha, Moore finally set anchor in Fort Lauderdale. He now lives on an 84-foot Northern Marine expedition yacht. Additionally, Garcia grew up in a family-owned shipyard, soon owning the Nautor Swan sailing charter fleet in St. Martin and making a name retrofitting pre-owned yachts in the French West Indies. After time as a project manager at Derecktor Shipyards, he joined Moore in 2007.
Needless to say, they know boats.
Over the years, Nautical Ventures has grown exponentially with the expansion of product lines that now include yacht tenders, pleasure and fishing boats, and a wide array of
yacht-related toys and equipment.
Knowledge Base
With that growth, “we have been able to attract experienced staff to run each division of products that allows us to be knowledgeable in each department: kayaks, sailboats, yacht tenders, yacht toys, etc.,” says Moore. “In 2013, we expanded to include new boat sales via Nautical Ventures Marine, and we are now a leading dealer for Axopar, Blackfin, Century, Chapman Transition, Glastron, Highfield tenders, Novurania, Ranger Tugs, Release fishing boats and Schaefer Yachts.
The toys
Race ya! A Hobie Eclipse is a waterbike and SUP all in one.
It’s a sunset paradise on the Blackfin 272 Center Console.
Pedal on! Gocycle is a collapsible bike worthy of stowing.
Slide into fun with Freestyle Slides.
The Schaefer 640 cruises through any weather
See it all with a ride in a clear kayak– the Crystal Kayak.
Float away in paradise on the Nautibuoy Marine floating platform.
Small and mighty, the Highfield Tender takes you from ship to shore in a flash.
The L2 Fish is a SUP that can do anything!
13 feet never looked this good. The Metan Super Sport 13 is a classic beauty.
Flip out on the Zapata Flyboad. Extreme never felt so easy.
The Hobie Compass is a pedal kayak that can go from fishing machine to cruiser.
The Space
Additionally, with a new, 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art retail and service facility located on the water in Dania Beach, Florida, Nautical Ventures is able to provide the marine community with a pleasurable buying and service experience. That experience reaches to their North Palm Beach location that includes a 66-unit dry stack marina as well as the Riviera Beach store adjacent to the renovated Riviera Beach Marina Complex.
“My joy comes from the growth of the company and the people we have attracted to it,” says Moore. “We started with about nine employees and now have close to ninety-two.
Watching them grow, personally and professionally, to meet the challenges of our rapid growth has been most rewarding.”
“Also, we have developed a culture of trust and respect for each other as well as with the customers who come here. Yes, we need to sell products, but we want to sell the right product to meet the customers’ needs.”
