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    The Voyage of a Lifetime

    Black boater finds out that his family’s pastime is actually his calling

    Inland Boater Magazine
    The IAG 127, a prototype for the upcoming Chancellor 133 series of megayachts

    By Jeff Hardy

    When Denton Douglas came up with the idea to start his own yacht building company, it seemed like a natural fit right from the beginning.

    The Jamaica-born, Howard University graduate has been around the water all of his life. Even his high school in St. Elizabeth, an enclave in the southwestern part of the island known for its deserted beaches, picturesque fishing villages and cascading waterfalls, sat on a hill overlooking the Caribbean Sea. All it took was a family trip to the Palm Beach International Boat Show for the stockbroker and wealth manager to find his true career.


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