International Yacht Collection’s brokerage office has sold three yachts and added a new central listing.

A few comments from survey respondents.

Real freelance crew -- those who aren't looking for full-time work -- fill an important niche in yachting, captains said in this month's survey.

Capt. Bill Listing died in April in the Royal Darwin Hospital (Northern Territory, Australia), Renal Care Unit, of liver failure. He was 56.

Ed Brillinger and Scott Dodgin of Marine Industry Supply have joined the Ft. Lauderdale-based provisioner.

Global Satellite hosts a seminar on the latest satellite communications technology on Sept. 8 in Ft. Lauderdale.

Patrick Danaher, former marina manager at Boston Yacht Haven, has joined Northrop and Johnson's brokerage team in the Boston office on Long Wharf. Contact him at patrick@njyachting.com.

Merle Wood and Associates has added five yachts to its central listings for sale.

The dramatic halt in new orders -- from 241 in 2008 to 90 in 2009 -- likely contributed to the sales sector’s activity in 2009.

The addition of a full satellite transponder as well as a new spread spectrum waveform means that the mini-VSAT Broadband network’s capacity in the waters of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, and Central America is expanded by more than 500 percent.

Heesen Yachts has signed contracts to build two more yachts.

Edmiston, along with agents Burgess and Peter Insull’s Yacht Marketing, has sold the 85m M/YAlysia.