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Albury's Ferry Has New Owners VOLUME 12, NUMBER 15, AUGUST 1st, 2004 Albury’s Ferry Has New Owners Marsh Harbour Will Be Base for 45-Year-Old Company By Jennifer Hudson As of July 10, 2004, Albury’s Ferry Service Limited in its entirety has been sold to Mr. Scott Albury of Freeport, Grand Bahama. Al- though a Freeport resident, Mr. Albury’s Marsh Harbour roots go back six generations, and he looks forward to one day making Marsh Har- bour his permanent home. The ferry fleet consists of ten boats, the two largest of which are each capable of car- rying 109 passengers. The others have vary- ing lesser capacities down to the smallest with a capacity of 35. Mr. Albury intends to continue normal ferry operations with no immediate changes, including no immediate rate increases. His business back- ground is in corporate aviation, and he intends to use this aviation background in helping this well established public transportation company improve and expand on its existing operations. Safety will be one of his prime concerns and new regulations being proposed by the Port Authority will be put into effect as soon as they are mandated. Albury’s Ferry Service has been sold to a Freeport man, Mr. Scott Albury. The ferry service is one of the oldest businesses on Abaco, One of the company’s former owners, Ralph begun in 1959 when the Marsh Harbour International Airport opened with regularly scheduled flights. The family-owned business Albury of Man-O-War Cay, will be staying on has been a very reliable service, providing indispensable service between the cays and the mainland with well maintained boats and to assist Scott in this endeavour. Further, Mr. competent captains. The company is noted for being very punctual and provided service 365 days a week, closing only when hurricane Barry Albury, who has been with the com- winds would have made it dangerous. Shown here is a typical view at Crossing Beach in Marsh Harbour with Donnie X, one of their two boats capable of carrying over 100 passengers, and the smallest ferry in their fleet with a capacity of 35 people. Please see Albury’s Ferry Page 2 Mega Resort Is Proposed Paving Continues on Hope Town Roads for Grand Bahama The Bahamas has been chosen as the site Bahama Island after studying many sites of a proposed mega resort. Moon Bahamas around the world. The company has already will be the world’s largest, most spectacu- signed the Memorandum of Understanding lar and most expensive resort and real es- with the Grand Bahama Port Authority. The tate development. The RJH Holdings com- government of The Bahamas is presently pany proposes building this huge project in the shallow waters just north of Grand Please see Moon Bahamas Page 5 Crawfish Season Opens with Rain Gavin Russell and Dane Stratten took 197 pounds of crawfish tails to the Marsh Harbour Exporters and Tearing up the paving in front of the Hope Town Post Office is good news for the residents Importers fish house of Elbow Cay. The cay is finally having the main roads paved with a hot mix asphalt. on the opening day The contract for the paving was awarded four months ago to Cleare’s Heavy Equipment/ of the crawfish Caribbean. season, August 1. These were the first By Stephanie Humblestone paring the ground for the quarry fill which fishermen to come in A pay loader began leveling the ground was to arrive by barge the following day. and they will split outside of the Hope Town Post Office in Subsequently, the surface will be rolled $1,674.50 between preparation for the re-paving of 3.1 miles and compacted prior to the pouring of the them with the of road stretching south to the Sea Spray opening price of Resort in White Sound. The team is pre- Please see Cays Page 4 $8.50 per pound. Many fishermen were not able to be out early that day Renew your subscription before the expiration date shown in the label below. because of thunder- The Abaconian PRST STD storms and rain. By 9945 NW 88th Ave US POSTAGE closing time eleven Medley, FL 33178 PAID Permit #2438 boats had brought Forward and Address Correction MIAMI FL 331 crawfish with the average catch being just over 100 pounds. One of the ferry drivers saw 15 boats fishing in the triangle between Hope Town, Man-O-War and Sugar Loaf Cay. He also saw many boats in that same area the day before but could not tell if they were merely observing or were fishing. Page 2 The Abaconian August 1, 2004 New Rules and New Owners Challenge Ferries cern, and this problem has now been exacer- Albury’s Ferry From Page 1 bated even further by the cordoning off of a private piece of land by its owner where cars pany since 1998, will be assuming the posi- once parked. Mr. Albury is very cognizant tion of General Manager. of this problem and states that he will be This combination of backgrounds and ex- working with the appropriate authorities to perience is designed and implemented for work out a solution as soon as possible. the purpose of taking this ferry company, New expanded office hours at the Cross- founded early in 1959 by Mr. Marcel Albury ing Beach office will be from 7 a.m. to 7 and family of Man-O-War Cay, into the new p.m. and the entire ferry business will be and expanding opportunities of the future. conducted from the Marsh Harbour office. Over the coming months the new Two former garages attached to the office Albury’s Ferry Service team will be imple- have been redesigned into a comfortable cus- menting changes designed to better serve tomer service area and board room. the community at large. Some of these Mr. Scott Albury hopes to have an op- changes will include: portunity to meet with any interested per- • A new ticketing system to help ease con- sons who might have constructive sugges- gestion during the boarding process and alle- tions that will help the company better serve viate change problems. the community. He has orchestrated the • Expanded routes designed to better serve takeover of the ferry service during the sum- the residents and guests of the cays. mer months in order that all will be fully • New advertising opportunities on the fer- prepared for the onset of the major tourist ries for local businesses. season in November. Parking has for years been a serious con- The Albury’s Ferry Service was started to provide transportation for people in the cays to be able to get to the Marsh Harbour International Airport. The owners did not realize then that their service would be expanded for carrying construction workmen daily to the cays. This photo shows nearly 100 workmen traveling at 7 a.m. to Guana Cay and Scotland Cay. The ferry service has been critical to the economic development of Abaco. ABACO INNINNABACO “Barefoot Elegance” 2½ miles south of Hope Town, Elbow Cay Fine dinning with breath-taking panoramic views from our terrace enhances our delicious menu of fresh daily catches and homemade delicacies. Stop by and relax with a cool tropical beverage, our friendly staff are waiting to serve you. “Keep an eye on our calander of events throughout the season” CALL FOR TRANSPORTATION The original owners of Albury’s Ferry never envisioned that their ferries would be Tel: (242) 366-0133/0333 22 Romantic Tropical Rooms nestled upon the sand dunes. fax: (242) 366-0113 contributing to the education of Abaco’s youth by transporting children daily to schools on the mainland. These children travel back and forth from Guana Cay. TREASURE CAY HOTEL RESORT & MARINA Resort Features: •Spectacular 3 -mile beach •Championship golf course •Marina-view restaurant & bar bahamian cuisine • Pool, tennis, watersports on Hope Town's waterfront •150-slip full-service marina •Diving, snorkeling & dive shop Bar Opens Daily 10 a.m. •Boat rentals, charters & guides Closed on Tuesdays •Hotel rooms, 2 or 3 BR suites Happy Hour 5 - 6 p.m. www.treasurecay.com Treasure Cay Road Lunch & Dinner Daily (exit off Bootle Hwy) Lunch 11:30 am - 3 pm • Dinner 6 - 9 pm RENTAL Appetizers 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m ICE BIKES Hotel: 242-365-8801 Spinnaker Restaurant: 242-365-8469 Call 366-0087 • 366-0292 • VHF Ch 16 Golf Course: 242-365-8045 Treasure Divers: 242-365-8465 Weekly freight between W. Palm Beach, Nassau, & Marsh Harbour General Cargo, 20 & 40 ft. Containers, Drive-on Stern Ramp 20 ft. Refrigerated Containers Specify M/V DUKE OF TOPSAIL Sailing Schedule Sunday • Depart Marsh Harbour Wednesday • Depart Marsh Harbour Monday • Arrive Port of Palm Beach Thursday • Arrive Arawak Cay, Nassau Monday • Depart Port of Palm Beach Thursday • Depart Arawak Cay, Nassau Tuesday • Arrive Marsh Harbour Friday • Arrive Marsh Harbour In Abaco Call (242) 367-2091, Fax (242) 367-2235 or call on VHF ch. 16 P.O. Box AB 20737, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas UNITED ABACO SHIPPING COMPANY In USA call Palm Beach Steamship Company at (561) 844-5387 Office located above B&D Marine at the traffic light Warehouse A 2nd door, 158 “B” East Port Road, Riviera Beach, Fl 33404 August 1, 2004 The Abaconian Page 3 DAMIANOS REALTY COMPANY EXCEPTIONAL LISTINGS SINCE 1945 HOPE TOWN/ELBOW CAY “CARISSA COTTAGE” HOPE TOWN/ELBOW CAY “BALI HAI” MARSH HARBOUR LITTLE ORCHARD Internet Ref. #2308 Internet Ref. #2041 Internet Ref. #1768 NEW LISTING 2b/2b Loyalist style cottage Absolutely turnkey water- 3 bed 2 bath home Located in ‘Up-A-Long’ front 5,900 sq.
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