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Press Release News Release For immediate release: Knight & Carver Joins Newly-Formed U.S. Superyacht Assn. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Knight & Carver YachtCenter, a megayacht repair/refit firm located in San Diego, has joined the newly-formed U.S. Superyacht Association as the group’s first West Coast member. The USSA is a trade group of U.S.-based yachting companies that serve the fast-growing megayacht industry. “We’re pleased to join with other companies in this effort to better represent the economic and strategic interests of the U.S.-based megayacht industry,” said Sampson A. Brown, President/CEO of Knight & Carver. USSA executive director Bransom Bean said: “We are reaching out to both coasts and we welcome Knight & Carver as a founding member in our mission to promote the superyacht industry of the U.S. and serve as its collective voice.” Bean continued: “Given that the majority of superyacht owners are American and that the U.S. is home to some of the largest yacht builders in the world, we feel confident that USSA will be an effective and influential voice in representing this country’s megayacht interests to the world-wide yachting industry.” Other prominent USSA founding members include:
Countries currently with superyacht trade associations include Britain, Australia and Italy. USSA membership is open to any U.S. maritime company with a substantial portion of its revenue derived from superyachts, yachts sized 80 ft and larger. Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the coalition is the first of its kind to bring together U.S.-based firms in the industry.
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