Destin boat dealership named the best in North America, Second Time

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By DUSTY RICKETTS / Daily News

Published: Friday, November 22, 2013 at 17:21 PM.

DESTIN — For the second year in a row, Legendary Marine has been named the best boat dealership in North America.

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas held its 2013 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo this week in Orlando. The association and Boating Industry magazine named Legendary Marine the top dealership.

“We’ve been very, very fortunate,” said Fred Pace, managing partner at Legendary Marine. “We have a great team that really worked hard and wanted to repeat, so they did.

“We’re very humbled by the award,” he added. “It’s a great award for the team. It validates all the hard work and effort they put in and the team’s desire to be a great company and continue to work hard and provide great experiences for our customers.”

The editorial board of Boating Industry magazine voted on the award. The magazine analyzed all aspects of dealerships’ operations — sales, service, customer service scores, marketing, finance, training, employee satisfaction and others — in determining their rankings.

Pace said his staff will not rest on their laurels next year.

“We’ll work harder,” Pace said. “We think 2014 is going to be a reasonably good year. We think there are a lot of different improvements we can make in different areas, and the management team is committed to trying to raise that bar.”

Legendary Marine started in 2001 inside a single-wide trailer behind the Destin dry storage building with three employees. Since then the business has grown to 123 employees at locations in Fort Walton Beach, Panama City Beach and Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Boating in Destin, Florida

Boating Magazine named Destin the #1 Place in the Country for boating! And for good reason. Nestled at the foot of the Mid Bay Bridge, Legendary Marine - Destin is situated amidst the most spectacular beaches and waterways in the country. Its claim to fame is the "the luckiest fishing village in the world," and anglers from throughout the world concur and converge here regularly for a whole host of prestigious fishing rodeos and tournaments. Destin is rich in aquatic wildlife, boasting some of the most magnificent inshore and offshore species available. Its picturesque harbor is home to one of the largest charter fishing fleets in the nation, flanked by many boating-friendly businesses and outstanding restaurants.

Aside from fishing, many flock to Destin to enjoy the famous emerald green waters and sugary, white sand beaches. Numerous upscale condominiums, hotels and full-service resorts cater to the fun-in-the-sun crowd, while second-home owners abound and return regularly to enjoy the beauty and escape that is Destin.

When it comes to all things boating, the extraordinary one-stop shop is Legendary Marine, named BEST OF BOATING SALES & SERVICE multiple years by readers of the two major print publications in the market. Legendary Marine - Destin offers a large indoor showroom, more than ten brands of new boats from 17' runabouts to 70' yachts, premium pre-owned and brokerage vessels, a ship's store, exclusive yacht club with dry storage ownership option, in-house service department, parts department, huge indoor storage facility to accommodate boats up to 50', plus turnkey marina services.

We invite you to visit our Destin headquarters facility and experience the best of boating!

http://www.legendarymarine.com/destin-florida.html

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Gulf of Mexico
Destin, Florida

Destin is perfectly situated to celebrate in style the aquatic wonder known as the Gulf of Mexico.

Located on Florida’s Panhandle midway between Pensacola and Panama City, Destin offers snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing, light-tackle fishing, trolling and deep-sea bottom-fishing. Sugar-sand beaches and barrier islands are as abundant as dining, shopping and golfing.

Boaters find the bay and Intracoastal Waterway beginner-friendly; the active east Pass into the Gulf of Mexico, with its tides, currents and swells, calls for a more experienced hand.

To celebrate water with friends new and old, visit Crab Island, an “underwater island,” for boating and partying on the north side of the Destin bridge. In summer, a barge and boat vendors sell burgers, ice cream, steamed shrimp and other culinary treats.

Fun Fact: The nearby beaches of South Walton boast 17 coastal dune lakes. Separating them by sand from the Gulf, their dune barriers are breached several times a year to mix fresh and salt water.

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The Emerald Coast Poker Run, scheduled for August 18th was voted "The Best Poker Run in the United States" by Power Boat Magazine for two years in a row.

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So Destin has the number one boat dealership, the number one boating destination, and the number one poker run.

Hmmmmmmm!!