Four- to six-footers were stacked like hurdles just outside Stuart's notoriously dicey inlet. I stood braced for vertebrae compression, but the big bang never came. The hull sliced through one wave and then the next as if they were made of Cool Whip. During the Clinton era I told Bertram Vice President Don Jones that the company's motto should be "It's the ride, stupid!" I'd stick with that same advice today. Under the leadership of Italian yachtsman Norberto Ferretti, Bertram has built its smallest boat in many years, but one that rides better than ever.
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