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Boat Review: Dean Johnson 57

• By Dean Travis Clarke
• Updated: January 24, 2009

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At 5 a.m., I stood in the cockpit of the newest Dean Johnson, a sleek 57-footer, as the crew scurried to make ready for sea. Capt. Josh Temple – not known for infinite patience – suddenly screamed through the darkness from the flybridge, “Why the *&%# are we still tied to the dock?” One minute later we started motoring out of the new Marina Riviera Nayarit at La Cruz in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, on our way to challenge huge yellowfin tuna and hopefully catch my first black marlin.

Engine Room This 57 carries plenty of Caterpillar power, consisting of twin C18s rated at 1,000 hp each, as well as a Caterpillar generator on the forward bulkhead. And thankfully, you’ll find the crash-pump valves immediately at hand when you enter the compartment – just as they should be. I’ve never understood builders who put them all the way at the forward end of an engine room.

Large people will find the engine-room access tight, down a short, very vertical ladder. Heading aft from the cockpit hatch, a fairly spacious tunnel opens up, leading all the way aft to the steering quadrant.

Cockpit The mezzanine fish box has two hatches but is one box. You can request lots of other insulated boxes and storage places here too. I did enjoy one concession to modernity, however: A row of ports dump welcomed air conditioning onto the occupants of the mezzanine seats.

One feature setting this boat apart from many others is four 1 hp Jacuzzi pumps used to feed the tuna tubes, the livewell and saltwater washdown hoses. Each individual pump is capable of running the entire system. Interestingly, there are no hatches in the cockpit sole, and all game-fish catches go into an insulated stainless box incorporated into the mezzanine.

Flybridge I found the climb up the ladder to the flybridge to be very vertical, and the hatch prevents you from grabbing a rail or flybridge coaming to help the climb. Certainly, you can hold onto the hatch itself, but that relies completely on a small spring latch that holds it open. But that’s a small issue. Functionally, you won’t find a better layout. From the wheel you can see the forward two-thirds of the bow and the cockpit from the rod holders on the back of the fighting chair aft. I also appreciated the ability to move around, behind and between the helm and companion seating without disturbing the occupants of either.

Performance At 600 rpm on one engine, the Johnson idled along at 6 knots. With both in gear, she idles at 8. But Temple does a ton of live-bait fishing and uses the ZF trolling valves to dial the Johnson back to a barely measurable creep, with zero turbulence behind the transom.

Temple regularly cruises the 57 at 30 knots, turning 1,850 rpms and burning a relatively modest 68 gph. At her top speed of 37 knots, the 57-footer burns 100 gph at 2,250 rpms. Let’s just put it this way: If you push the throttles forward while at cruise, the acceleration will plumb walk you backward if you aren’t holding on.

The Dean Johnson 57 handles seas extremely well on all points. With an 18-knot wind abeam, we stayed bone-dry on the open flybridge through a complete day’s fishing.

Overall, the Johnson 57 qualifies as a most capable custom fishing boat. Luxury yacht quality? Perhaps not. Totally functional? Without question. Temple says, “I’ve been at the helm of a lot of boats with the pressure on – in tournament fishing situations to outrunning hurricanes – and we’ve won every tournament we’ve fished on this boat. And she’s brought us home through some truly biblical weather.” Mr. Johnson understands what big-game captains and serious fishermen demand. This 57 is living proof of that! – Dean Travis Clarke

SPECIFICATIONS

LOA…… 57′ **BEAM…… 16’6″ DRAFT…… 4′ WEIGHT…… 50,000 pounds POWER…… T 1,000 hp CAT C18 diesels DEADRISE…… 8 degrees FUEL…… 1,000 gallons WATER…… 200 gallons PRICE…… On request**

Dean Johnson Boatworks / Wanchese, North Carolina / 252-473-5018 / [email protected]

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George Dean Johnson, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

George dean johnson, jr., (born july 22, 1942).

George Dean Johnson, a man of immense talent and versatility—former practicing attorney, legislator, State Development Board chairman, state Chamber of Commerce president—is one of the nation's most successful entrepreneurs. 

George Dean Johnson, Jr., was born July 22, 1942, in Spartanburg, the eldest of three sons of the late Dr. George Dean and Betty Heath Johnson. He has two brothers, Stewart H. and Edwin W. "Ned" Johnson II.

He graduated from Spartanburg High School, received a degree in history from Wofford College in 1964 and a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1967.

He joined the law firm of his uncle, Edwin W. Johnson, and Milton Smith in 1967, and practiced law until 1986, when he devoted full time to his business interests.

Johnson served three terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives, from 1969 through 1974, and enjoys the distinction of having been elected as an independent, as a Democrat, and as a Republican.

From 1974 to 1978, he served as chairman of the State Development Board, an appointee of Governor John West, with successor Governor James Edwards' endorsement.

One of Johnson's earliest business investment opportunities was Morgan Corporation, a grading contracting business owned by Ladson Morgan, who was hired to build a lake on 1,100 acres the Johnson brothers and their father owned.

Because of his health, Morgan was forced to sell his business, and George and Stewart Johnson bought it in 1971. Today, Stewart Johnson operates Morgan Corporation, one of the largest grading companies in the Southeast.

Three years later, with borrowed capital, the brothers established Johnson Waste to compete with Waste Management Incorporated for the refuse collection and disposal business in the Upstate. In 1978, Waste Management bought Johnson Waste, and Wayne Huizenga and Dean Buntrock, Waste Management partners, and the Johnsons have been good friends ever since.  

While practicing law, Johnson was involved in numerous business activities, including the establishment of Morgan State Bank and the development of Carolina Country Club.

Johnson is chairman of Johnson Development Associates, which controls four million square feet of industrial office and retail space in the Carolinas. He is chairman of Advance America Cash Advance Centers, which has more than 700 branches nationwide, and he is managing general partner of American Storage Limited, a chain of 26 mini-warehouses.

When efforts were being made to lure BMW Corporation to South Carolina, Johnson & Associates spent several months obtaining options on the properties that made up the 1,200-acre site, at no charge to the state.

In 1982, Johnson served as president of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, and from 1984 to 1985 was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

In 1985, Wayne Huizenga and two associates bought Blockbuster Video, an 18-store chain, as a franchising opportunity. Johnson, Dean Buntrock, and the late Craig Wall, Jr., of Conway formed WJB Video and acquired Blockbuster franchise rights for the Carolinas, most of Georgia, and Virginia.

As WJB managing partner, and operating from the Johnson & Associates offices in Spartanburg, Johnson began building stores, which eventually numbered 208. WJB Video was Blockbuster's largest franchisee. 

WJB merged with Blockbuster in 1993, and Johnson and his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he served as a Blockbuster division president and board member. The following year, Viacom, Inc., bought Blockbuster for $8.4 billion.

In Fort Lauderdale, prior to Blockbuster's sale to Viacom, Johnson developed the concept for Extended Stay America, where guests would represent a wide spectrum of business and personal travelers searching for high-quality, affordable lodging on the road.

Wayne Huizenga liked the idea and became a major investor and chairman of the Extended Stay board, with Johnson the president and chief executive officer.

The first hotel opened in August 1995 in Spartanburg, and the company went public in December 1995. In April 1999, the company owned 335 hotels in 38 states, with others under construction and additional sites under option.

Johnson is a director of Extended Stay America, AutoNation, Inc., Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc., Duke Energy Corporation, William Barnet & Son, Inc., and Morgan Corporation, Inc. 

On May 24, 1980, he married Susan "Susu" Phifer, the daughter of Dr. Edward W. and Mary Adair Phifer of Morganton, North Carolina. They had met when Susan Phifer was a student at Converse College and Johnson was at Wofford. They are the parents of a son, George D. Johnson III, and a daughter, Susanna Presnell Johnson.

Johnson and his wife, a former member of the Spartanburg City Council, were active in the Spartanburg community before they moved to Fort Lauderdale, and continue to support the community and their alma maters.  

They contributed $1.5 million to Wofford to endow a visiting professorship in history and donated $15 million to Converse as a matching gift. Johnson is a member and former chairman of the Converse College Board of Trustees.  

The Johnsons are members of the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Spartanburg and attended All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale. They returned to Spartanburg in the summer of 1999.  

Johnson was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1999.  

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57′ Dean Johnson Custom Carolina | 57' 2003 Dean Johnson

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Available for Sale 57′ Dean Johnson Custom Carolina 57' 2003 Dean Johnson  

The TROUBLEMAKER is a 57' Dean Johnson Custom Carolina! Her twin CAT C18 engines (with 2250 hours since rebuild) give her a 30 Knot cruise while burning 70 gph! There is a master stateroom with en-suite head, VIP stateroom, day bunk and day head! The salon features an "L" shaped couch to port and an oversized elongated couch to starboard both with ample storage underneath!

She is turnkey and ready to go fishing!

Recent upgrades include:

2 Garmin 8617 Screens - 2024

1 Garmin 8612 Screen - 2024

Garmin Fantom 126 radar - 2024

Cockpit refrigeration unit - 2024

Forward AC unit - 2024

New cutless bearings - 2024

New shaft seals - 2024

New rope light cockpit - 2024

New fuel lines - 2024

New SeaKeeper under warranty - 2023

New teak deck - 2023

New underwater lights - 2023

26 North Yachts is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Tournament Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Specifications

Electronics

• 2 Garmin 8617
• 1 Garmin 8612
• Garmin GRID
• Garmin Autopilot
• Garmin Fantom 126 radar
• Cockpit Speakers
• VHF Standard Horizon GX2000
• Ritchie Compass
• Depth Sounder Airmar 599 Low -High Chirp
• Fusion Radios
• 2 MIYA epoch US8 teaser reels
• Sleipner side power hydraulic bow thruster
• Flir Camera
• Teak door to starboard
• Port L Shaped sofas with plenty of storage
• Starboard large sofa with storage
• 6 drawer storage inside salon door
• L shaped dinette with storage under seat
• Large storage locker to starboard midship in companionway
• Fusion Stereo

Master Stateroom and Ensuite head

• Queen size bed with storage underneath
• 2 drawer nightstand
• Padded headboard
• Cedar lined hanging closet
• LED lighting overhead
• Bomar Hatch

Ensuite Head

• Corian Countertops
• Mirrored Vanity
• Walk in shower

FWD VIP Stateroom

• Storage under bed
• Cedar lined hanging locker
• LED overhead lighting

Starboard guest head in companionway

• Corian countertops
• Mirrored vanity
• Bomar hatch
• starboard with storage

Engine Room

Twin Caterpillar C18 1000 HP engines w/ 2000 hours

SMOH 2 Caterpillar C2 generators 19 KW

ZF transmissions

Racor fuel system

Water Heater

Delta T boxes

FCI Watermaker

Eskimo icemaker

Head Hunter Freshwater pump

• Helm pod with single lever controls with push button bow thruster controls
• CAT displays
• Bench style seating to starboard with storage
• FWD L Shaped seating with storage
• 2 Bluewater helm chairs
• 3 sided EZ2CY enclosure
• Drop down electronics box
• Helm access door
• Large teak cockpit with teak covering boards and combing
• Faux teak transom
• Bluewater fighting chair with rocket launcher
• Mezzanine freezer, bait box, drink box and ice dump
• Bridge access ladder
• Transom fishbox and livewell
• Engine room access
• 12 and 24 volt dredge/kite plugs
• Transom door
• Under gunwale lights
• Corner hawse pipes
• Drink box, bait box and large freezer in cockpit

Deck and Hull

• Anchor locker with hose
• New shaft seals
• ZF props tuned
• Underwater lights
• Rupp outriggers

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Builder: DEAN JOHNSON Category: Sport Fisherman Model Year: 2004 Year Built: 2004 Country: United States

LOA: 57' 0" (17.37m) Beam: 16' 11" (5.16m) Min Draft: 4' 6" (1.37m)

Speed, Capacities and Weight

Fuel Capacity: 1200 Gallons

Accommodations

Hull and deck information.

Hull Material: Wood

Engine Information

Manufacturer: CAT Model: C-18

The button actuated centerline electric salon door opens into the spacious salon with an open layout. To port is a large L shaped seat finished in Ultraleather. To starboard is a Corian countertop, with 4 drawers below. Forward of the counter is a built in Ultraleather finished loveseat. 

The galley is to port, forward of the salon, and features a slide out refrigerator and freezer, new Corian countertops and a 2 burner glass cooktop. To the starboard side of the salon is the dinette, which is also covered in Ultraleather, with a teak inlaid dining table. A new Samsung LED television is on the starboard side bulkhead, just forward of the dinette. A new In-Command AV system with surround sound finishes off the salon. 

A few steps down the companionway (which were just added with storage underneath) to starboard is a full guest head, with a roomy enclosed shower. Forward of the head to starboard is a set of over/under bunks, with custom fitted bedspreads And a new Samsung LED television. 

To the port side down below is the tastefully appointed master stateroom with a full size bed, hanging locker, new Samsung LED television and ample storage. The private in-suite master head is in the forward portion of the master stateroom, with a Corian countertop and a large enclosed shower. 

In the forward section of the boat, a newly built VIP over/under layout bed system has been installed with custom bed coverings and a new Samsung television.

• L-shaped Ultraleather sofa with storage underneath to port
• Ultraleather loveseat to starboard with storage underneath
• 4 drawer credenza to starboard with Corian countertop
• Crusair A/C 
• Electric sliding salon door
• LED lighting under couches and valances 
• New Samsung LED television
• New Control 4 IN Command Series integrated network AV receiver with 4 zone amplifier and Denon receiver 
• New rope lighting
• New Corian countertops with built in trash receptacle
• New U-line refrigerator and freezer under counter drawers
• New GE 2 burner radiant electric cooktop
• Whirlpool Gold convection/microwave oven
• Elkay stainless steel sink with Delta faucet
• Teak and holly sole
• New galley cabinets with ample storage

Master Stateroom

• Queen size bed with storage below
• Crusair A/C
• Overhead cabinets
• Hanging locker
• Nightstand with drawers and Corian countertop
• Access to private en-suite head

Master Head

• Raritan head system
• New Corian Countertop
• Mirrored medicine cabinet
• Stall shower
• Exhaust fan
• New mirrored ceiling
• New teak cockpit
• New teak International fighting chair with rocket launcher backrest and bolt less pedestal
• New mezzanine seating with refrigerated stainless boxes and electric built in grill and custom cushions
• Dual 50 amp shore power inlets
• Freshwater washdown 
• Saltwater washdown
• Eskimo icemaker
• Cockpit LED lighting
• Cockpit speakers 
• Teak covering boards
• 8 Rodholders in covering boards
• 6 clearing Rodholders 
• Stainless lined transom fishbox
• Freshwater dockside water inlet
• Stainless steel lined drink box

Bridge & Helm

• L shaped seating in front of console with new cushions
• Helm pod with single lever electronic controls and Hynautic steering
• 2 new International Chairs teak ladderback helm chairs with teak footrests and bottles pedestals
• 3 sided enclosure with EZ2CY front curtains
• Starboard seating fore to aft
• 6 rod rocket launcher on aft bridge rail
• Recessed electronics boxes
• Teaser reel pocket in hardtop with 2 each US-9 electric teaser reels 
• Freshwater spigot

Engines & Gears

• CAT C-18 1000hp engines with 5,344 hours
• ZF ZF500A 1.75 to 1 ratio gears

Forward Guest Stateroom

• VIP bunk layout over/under
• Custom bed coverings
• Corian countertop
• Overhead hatch
• Access to anchor locker
• Twin upper lower bunks
• Custom fitted bed covers
• New Samsung LED Television
• New Corian countertop

Electronics & Navigation

• New Garmin 741xs GPS Map
• Furuno NavNet w/radar
• Simrad Robertson AP20 Autopilot
• Standard Horizon VHF radio
• Simrad plotter/bottom machine
• Furuno RD 30 Depth/speed/temp
• Remote mounted VHF speaker in teaser reel box
• CAT computer engine monitors
• ACR remote control spotlight
• Ritchie powerdamp compass
• ZF electronic engine controls
• Fireboy fire system control
• KVH SAT dome

Hull & Deck

• Cold molded hull construction
• New silver hull paint 
• Teak eyebrow accent
• New Custom anchor locker on foredeck
• Rupp Triple spreader outriggers
• Rupp center rigger
• Freshwater washdown in anchor locker
• New hidden handrails on house for side decks
• Custom gaff storage in lazarette
• Northern Lights 12kw generator with 5,563 hours
• Vanner Voltmaster 100 amp battery equalizer
• Sentry 24 volt 40 amp battery charger
• Charles Industries C-Power ISOBoost 50 marine isolation power transformer
• 50 amp 220 volt shorepower
• Faired and Awlgripped engine room and lazarette
• Fuel transfer pump
• (2) 500 gallon fuel tanks under cockpit sole
• (1) 200 gallon fuel tank forward
• Plumbed crossover between cockpit tanks
• Dripless shaft seals
• ZF 550 A transmissions 1.75 to 1 ratio
• Fireboy fire system
• Oil change system 110 volt
• Stainless steel hot water heater
• Dual Racor filters for each engine
• Bilge pumps forward and aft
• Trolling valves
• High water alarm
• Block heaters
• 110 volt fresh water well pump
• Eskimo ice machine
• Engine room blowers
• ZF Mathers Cruise Command electronic engine controls
• Hynautic steering system
• Visonic security system
• (2) sump pumps
• 3 zone Crusair A/C with reverse cycle heat
• New vent boxes for engine room ventilation

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2003 Dean Johnson 57' (17.37 m) Custom Carolina

Ocean city, maryland, united states, new seakeeper 2023 new teak deck 2023 new cockpit refrigeration unit 2024 new forward ac unit 2024.

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$ 1,649,500 USD

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Description

The TROUBLEMAKER is a 57' Dean Johnson Custom Carolina! Her twin CAT C18 engines (with 2250 hours since rebuild) give her a 30 Knot cruise while burning 70 gph! There is a master stateroom with en-suite head, VIP stateroom, day bunk and day head! The salon features an "L" shaped couch to port and an oversized elongated couch to starboard both with ample storage underneath! 

She is turnkey and ready to go fishing!

Recent upgrades include:

2 Garmin 8617 Screens - 2024

1 Garmin 8612 Screen - 2024

Garmin Fantom 126 radar - 2024

Cockpit refrigeration unit - 2024

Forward AC unit - 2024

New cutless bearings - 2024

New shaft seals - 2024

New rope light cockpit - 2024

New fuel lines - 2024

New SeaKeeper under warranty - 2023

New teak deck - 2023

New underwater lights - 2023

Specifications

LOA: 58' (17.37 Meters)

Type: Power- Used

Fuel Type: Diesel

Hull Material: Wood

Fuel Tank: 1050 Gallons (3974.68 Liters)

Fresh Water: 150 Gallons (567.81 Liters)

Holding Tank: 50 Gallons (189.27 Liters)

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• Engine Make: CAT
• Engine Model: C18
• Power HP: 1000.00
• Power KW: 745.70

Generator 1

• Generator Make: CAT
• Generator Model: C2
• Generator KW: 19.00

Generator 2

Full details, electronics.

• 2 Garmin 8617
• 1 Garmin 8612
• Garmin GRID
• Garmin Autopilot
• Garmin Fantom 126 radar
• Cockpit Speakers
• VHF Standard Horizon GX2000
• Ritchie Compass
• Depth Sounder Airmar 599 Low -High Chirp
• Fusion Radios
• 2 MIYA epoch US8 teaser reels
• Sleipner side power hydraulic bow thruster
• Flir Camera
• Teak door to starboard
• Port L Shaped sofas with plenty of storage
• Starboard large sofa with storage
• 6 drawer storage inside salon door
• L shaped dinette with storage under seat
• Large storage locker to starboard midship in companionway
• Fusion Stereo

Master Stateroom and Ensuite head

• Queen size bed with storage underneath
• 2 drawer nightstand
• Padded headboard
• Cedar lined hanging closet
• LED lighting overhead
• Bomar Hatch

Ensuite Head

• Corian Countertops
• Mirrored Vanity
• Walk in shower

FWD VIP Stateroom

• Storage under bed
• Cedar lined hanging locker
• LED overhead lighting

Starboard guest head in companionway

• Corian countertops
• Mirrored vanity
• Bomar hatch
• starboard with storage

Engine Room

Twin Caterpillar C18 1000 HP engines w/ 2000 hours

SMOH 2 Caterpillar C2 generators 19 KW

ZF transmissions 

Racor fuel system

Water Heater

Delta T boxes

FCI Watermaker

Eskimo icemaker

Head Hunter Freshwater pump

• Helm pod with single lever controls with push button bow thruster controls
• CAT displays
• Bench style seating to starboard with storage
• FWD L Shaped seating with storage
• 2 Bluewater helm chairs
• 3 sided EZ2CY enclosure
• Drop down electronics box
• Helm access door
• Large teak cockpit with teak covering boards and combing
• Faux teak transom
• Bluewater fighting chair with rocket launcher
• Mezzanine freezer, bait box, drink box and ice dump
• Bridge access ladder
• Transom fishbox and livewell
• Engine room access
• 12 and 24 volt dredge/kite plugs
• Transom door
• Under gunwale lights
• Corner hawse pipes
• Drink box, bait box and large freezer in cockpit 

Deck and Hull

• Anchor locker with hose
• New shaft seals
• ZF props tuned
• Underwater lights
• Rupp outriggers

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All in the Family

Trevor anderson.

• June 30, 2016

Geordy Johnson came home to become CEO of his family business, and continue his parents’ passion for improving quality of life in Spartanburg

With his side-swept blond hair, polished suit and genuine smile, George Dean “Geordy” Johnson III is a symbol of the new Spartanburg.

As he walks down the hallway of Johnson Development’s headquarters in downtown, the 33-year-old CEO sees Southern paintings from his family’s collection on one side and the offices for his team members on the other.

The blend of commerce and culture embodies the revitalization of the community and its path forward.

“That’s the amazing thing about Spartanburg,” Johnson said. “At any age you can play a dynamic civic role, and we’re starting to see that more and more. Our citizens, whether they’re from here or transplants from other communities, are stepping up and doing the things that they’re passionate about.”

Johnson is the son of local businessman George Dean Johnson Jr. — namesake of USC Upstate’s George Dean Johnson Jr. School of Business, aka “The George” — and philanthropist Susan “Susu” Phifer Johnson.

At 6 feet 3 inches tall, he has his father’s height and business acumen, as well as the sense of social responsibility and love of Spartanburg shared by both his parents.

“To have a meaningful life, whatever you do, your focus has to be more on helping people,” Johnson said.

On and off the road

Johnson graduated from Spartanburg High School in 2001. After graduating, he left the city to pursue his bachelor’s degree at Washington and Lee University.

While he was an undergraduate, he interned at Allen & Co., a New York City private investment bank.

Johnson went to work for Wachovia Capital Markets, which is now Wells Fargo Securities, in 2005 as an analyst for the company’s defense and aerospace corporate finance group.

In 2007, he joined the commercial real estate firm Black Creek Group as an associate. The job allowed him to live in Denver and Mexico City.

A year later, Johnson returned to Spartanburg to work as an associate at Johnson Management, the parent company of Johnson Development, OTO Development, American Credit Acceptance, JDA West, WJ Partners and The Haven Apartment Communities.

He left Spartanburg again in 2011 to earn his MBA with a concentration in real estate and entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

That summer, he worked for BlackRock, an asset management firm in Charlotte, N.C.

He went to work in 2013 for AvalonBay Communities in Washington, D.C.

In 2014, he and his wife, Carter, who is from Charleston, were engaged. The couple decided to begin seeking a place to plant their roots, and Spartanburg topped the list.

Growing the family business

Johnson became the chief executive of Johnson Development in March 2015. He also serves as president of Johnson Management.

Under his leadership, the company has begun marketing Flatwood Industrial Park, a business park on more than 1,400 acres of farmland north of Business 85 between Parris Bridge Road and Highway 221. The company said the site has the potential to support about 9 million square feet of speculative and build-to-suit facilities, plus thousands of jobs.

Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain Rite Aid recently opened its $90 million, 900,000-square-foot distribution center that employs 600 at the park.

Johnson said his company is building a nearly 363,000-square-foot spec building next to Rite Aid.

Johnson Management’s affiliated companies employ thousands in Spartanburg. Hundreds more work for the companies his father brought to Spartanburg, including Pure Barre and Advance America.

OTO Development is building the $20 million, 10-story AC Hotel by Marriott at the corner of West Main Street and Daniel Morgan Avenue. The anticipated completion of that project is 2018.

Poised for success

Johnson said several other developments across the county have the potential to reshape the community in the coming years.

His shortlist includes the Hub City Co-op, the state’s first cooperatively owned grocery store that opened in April in downtown.

“Yes, we need white-collar jobs,” he said. “But we also need the housing to support that and the amenities to support those who choose to live in downtown.”

Johnson said he is excited about the proposed renovation of the historic Montgomery Building at the corner of St. John and Church streets.

The completion of several residential projects, as well as the opening and announcement of new retail and dining options, are signs of progress, he said.

Beyond downtown, Johnson said he has been encouraged by the referendum in Spartanburg School District 7 that will allow for construction of a new Spartanburg High School and an elementary school in the Drayton community.

The county’s decision to share tax revenue generated from economic development between the seven school districts is also a positive.

He believes Spartanburg is poised for success in the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

“I think we’re going to be very competitive. We have a great workforce and excellent leadership. We have access to two major interstates and great proximity to the airport and inland port. We’re close to Atlanta and Charlotte … It’s an exciting time to be in Spartanburg.”

But Johnson said the county must still focus on attracting “knowledge-based” white-collar jobs.

He said growth in Spartanburg’s cultural and artistic communities has been nothing short of remarkable.

“[Living abroad] gives you a huge appreciation for some of the things that are often taken for granted in Spartanburg,” Johnson said. “We have a great quality of life, great schools and great people.”

Local leaders have expressed their admiration for Johnson and excitement for his decision to remain in Spartanburg.

“I’ve known Geordy since I coached him in tee-ball,” said County Councilman David Britt. “I’ve seen him grow far beyond his age; the maturation of someone who is going to be a leader cut from the same cloth as his parents, who are all about improving the quality of life of the community. He is emblematic of what the new Spartanburg is all about: giving back and making this a better place to live, work and play.”

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Billionaire’s row: A deep look at the potential bidders for the Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE, NC (Joseph Person, Katherine Peralta and Rick Rothacker/Charlotte Observer) - As  crunch time approaches  for the sale of the Carolina Panthers, bidders ranging from a hedge fund manager to a financial services CEO to an internet entrepreneur have emerged as leading candidates.

The potential owners also have strong sports pedigrees, including stakes in other sports teams, and deep family roots.

So far, three names have surfaced as likely bidders – Charleston businessman Ben Navarro, Philadelphia e-commerce innovator Michael Rubin and Miami hedge fund manager David Tepper – but it's not clear if any other will surface. Charlotte businessman  Felix Sabates has spearheaded  a potential local ownership group, but a source said he might look at partnering with another bidder.

The potential owners themselves are bound by non-disclosure agreements, but sources around them, all of whom requested anonymity because of the confidential nature of the bidding process, have been working to polish their images. The winner first needs the approval of current owner Jerry Richardson, followed by three-fourths of NFL owners. Sources indicated that none of the three would look to move the team from Charlotte.

Here's a deeper look at the three leading bidders known so far:

Ben Navarro: Charleston financier

When he was an undergraduate at Rhode Island in the early '80s, Ben Navarro waited tables to help pay for school before coming up with another money-making idea.

Navarro began approaching local businesses about a VIP card that would offer discounts to students, who would pay Navarro a fee for use of the card.

The college venture served as something of a model for Navarro, who followed a Wall Street career with the 1997 launch of a consumer finance company that is now ninth-largest in active Visa/Mastercard credit card accounts, according to industry publication The Nilson Report. The privately held Sherman Financial Group includes other financial operations such as a business that purchases and manages consumer debt.

Navarro, who lives in Charleston, S.C., with his wife and four children, is a private person who has tried to avoid the spotlight while growing his fortune and establishing schools for underprivileged students.

He also has a football background that can be traced to his childhood in New England. His father, Frank, was a longtime college football coach who had stops at a pair of Ivy League schools and instilled in his eight children a strong work ethic, according to a source close to the Navarro family.

He moved to Charleston in 2004, and a year later Sherman Financial expanded by buying the company now known as Credit One Bank, which specializes in serving borrowers on the low-end of the credit spectrum.

For the first time last year, Credit One was big enough to be included in J.D. Power's customer satisfaction survey. It did not fare well, finishing in last place with a score of 735 out of 1,000.

The company's poor showing partially stemmed from its business model, which focuses on lower credit-quality customers while most of the industry battles for affluent customers, said Jim Miller, vice president of the banking and credit card practice at J.D. Power. "Higher spenders that can pay off their balance tend to have higher satisfaction because you reap all the rewards and benefits, and you don't pay late fees or anything like that," Miller said.

Navarro and his six brothers – he also has a sister – spent a lot of time filling water bottles and inflating footballs during their father's various coaching stints. When the family would rent a beach cottage every summer, Frank Navarro required his children to take jobs painting houses, cutting lawns – even fishing golf balls out of ponds on area courses and re-selling them.

But football remained a unifying force for the Navarro family.

Ben Navarro, 55, was born in Williamstown, Mass., where his father was the coach at Williams College, and graduated from Princeton (N.J.) High when his dad was compiling an 18-17-3 record in four seasons coaching the Tigers in the Ivy League.

In between were stops at Columbia and Wabash (Ind.) College.

Ben Navarro, who played football and wrestled in high school, is a fitness buff who's run more than a dozen marathons, including Boston. His daughter, Emma, is a high school sophomore who has committed to Duke for tennis and is the No. 1 ranked junior girls player in the South.

Navarro, who has a reported net worth of $3 billion, in 2008 started Meeting Street Schools, an education nonprofit consisting of three schools in Charleston and Spartanburg geared toward low-income, minority students who pay low tuition costs.

The elementary schools – two of which are public-private partnerships – feature a longer school day, dental and vision screenings and higher salaries for high-performing teachers, according to the Meeting Street web site.

George Dean Johnson, a prominent South Carolina businessman, provided the capital for Navarro to open the Spartanburg school in 2012. Johnson – who was with the Blockbuster video chain when its owner, Wayne Huizenga, bought the Miami Dolphins in 1994 – praised Navarro's vision in business and education.

"He is a gifted business person. But his greatest gift is his interest in children. He's changing lives," Johnson said.

Navarro did not know Richardson before deciding to bid on the Panthers. But sources say he likes how the Panthers have catered to both North and South Carolina since their inception, and is a proponent of keeping an open-air stadium in uptown.

Michael Rubin: Philadelphia entrepreneur

When Michael Rubin's friend, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, faced a possible lengthy sentence over a probation violation, Rubin wrote a heartfelt letter to the judge, urging a lenient sentence.

"He not only has a bright future but also a unique opportunity to inspire young men at a time when others are tearing them down," Rubin, the owner of the Fanatics sports merchandise retailer and a co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, wrote of the friend he met at an NBA All-Star Game.

The judge in November  sentenced Mill to two to four years in prison , sparking outrage among his defenders, including major sports figures in Philadelphia. While acknowledging mistakes Meek Mill has made, Rubin, who grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, has continued to speak out for his friend.

"We come from different worlds, this stuff doesn't happen in my world," Rubin  told Sports Illustrated . "It happens in his world, and that's unacceptable."

If the 45-year-old should prevail in acquiring the Panthers, the NFL would be adding someone who doesn't fit the mold of the stereotypical silver-haired billionaire.

"He brings a different perspective," an NFL ownership source told the Observer.

Rubin's entrepreneurial career began at a young age when he began selling stationery door-to-door, according to the bio on his company's web site. By age 13, he was running a ski shop at the local mall. He went to Villanova University for one year, but then left to focus on his business endeavors, founding a company called KPR Sports, a distributor of off-brand sporting goods and footwear that later became GSI Commerce.

"I've loved business since I've been a little boy," he said in an appearance on the  CBS reality TV show  "Undercover Boss." "It's always been in my DNA."

As for what motivates him, he added: "Business made me a winner. That's what drives me."

In 2011, Rubin, who has an 11-year-old daughter and still lives in the Philadelphia area, sold GSI to eBay for $2.4 billion, raising his business profile and his net worth, estimated now at about $3 billion. He now runs a private company called Kynetic, which holds three Internet-related businesses: Fanatics, Rue La La and ShopRunner.

Fanatics stands out because of its business model: The company manufactures its merchandise as well as selling it online, meaning the company can quickly ship out championship T-shirts after a big game.

Besides selling its merchandise at its own site, the business also partners with various sports leagues, including the NFL, to run their e-commerce stores. Last year, the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group led a $1 billion investment in Fanatics through its technology investment fund,  giving the company a total valuation of $4.5 billion . The NFL was one of the investors in the deal.

A Fanatics investor who did not want his name used said Rubin would bring the same kind of creative spirit to an NFL team that he has shown in e-commerce. "I don't think anybody else can bring the same level of digital innovation to the table," he said, adding that Rubin "is a huge fan of the sport."

Sources have said that Rubin has lined up a key partner in his bid, Joseph Tsai, the minority owner of the Brooklyn Nets who co-founded Alibaba Group, China's version of Amazon. Sources said he could potentially add other partners,  including NBA star Steph Curry and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs , but one source said Tsai is the only partner confirmed so far.

Adding the latter partners would bring diversity to the bid, but could also draw criticism from some fans. Curry and Combs have been supportive of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who spurred a controversy that roiled the league last season over players kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice.

In his role as a 76ers minority owner, Rubin has shown that he has a strong rapport with the team's players, including star Joel Embiid.

"That's my guy so looks like I might have to switch sports," Embiid wrote in an Instagram post after Rubin's interest in the Panthers surfaced. " @CameronNewton  you need a wide receiver?"

David Tepper: Florida hedge fund manager

David Tepper, perhaps the least camera shy of all the possible bidders so far, came from a humble upbringing in Pittsburgh.

The middle of three kids, Tepper was raised in a Jewish household in a lower middle class neighborhood. He helped pay his way through the University of Pittsburgh by stacking books at a fine arts library on campus.

Sources close to Tepper, now 60, say he has always been good with numbers, which is why he majored in economics at Pittsburgh. After college, Tepper worked as a credit and securities analyst at Equibank in Pittsburgh before going on to get his MBA at Carnegie Mellon. The private research university's business school now bears Tepper's name,  thanks  to a $55 million gift from the billionaire in 2004.

"David Tepper is a visionary, both as a businessman and a philanthropist, and we are grateful for his generous support," former CMU President Subra Suresh said after  Tepper donated  another $67 million to the school in 2013.

Tepper worked on Wall Street as a junk bonds analyst, then later was hired by Goldman Sachs, but left when he was  passed up for partner . Tepper launched his hedge fund, Appaloosa Management, in 1993, and has grown the firm into a behemoth that now has $17 billion in assets under management.

Tepper moved Appaloosa from New Jersey to Miami in 2016 in order to be closer to his mother, sources close to the businessman have said. Others say it is because Florida has no personal income tax. Either way, the move triggered budget concerns by New Jersey lawmakers, according to  Bloomberg .

Tepper has always been a sports fan. As a kid, he could recite the statistics of Major League Baseball players, according to a 2012 book called "The Alpha Masters," which profiles the world's top hedge fund managers.

In 2009, Tepper bought a 5 percent stake in the Steelers, his hometown team. That investment is now worth $122.5 million, based on Forbes' current valuation of the Steelers ($2.45 billion.) Per NFL rules, Tepper would have to sell his stake in the Steelers should he wind up the winning bidder of the Panthers.

When asked about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL's response to domestic violence during a  2014 interview  with Bloomberg TV, Tepper expressed sympathy with assault victims and said the league's response has been "a little bit disappointing."

According to Forbes, Tepper has a net worth of $11 billion, making him the richest of all of the serious bidders. Unlike the other prospective owners, Tepper could likely afford to buy the team outright on his own. It is unclear whether he is working with any partners on a deal.

A source familiar with Tepper's businesses recently said he has "more money than God." In 2011, Tepper, a father of three, bought a $43.5 million oceanfront mansion in the Hamptons that used to belong to former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, only to tear it down to build a new one twice its size on the property, according to multiple reports.

Tepper has remained active in the charitable organizations he heads in the various places he's planted roots, including Pittsburgh, Miami and New Jersey. In Miami and other affected areas last year, for instance, Tepper partnered with Feeding America to  donate $3 million  in food and other goods after Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey.

A source who knows Tepper said if he were to come to Charlotte, "you should assume that (philanthropy) would continue."

Tepper  donated  $250,000 toward a new sea lion exhibit at New Jersey's Turtle Back Zoo in 2012. A plaque commemorating the donation sits in the billionaire's Appaloosa office, which according to a 2009 New York Magazine  profile , resembles a "high-end sports bar," full of Steelers paraphernalia. Next to the zoo plaque is a pair of brass testicles, reportedly a gift from a former employee who was impressed with a 148-percent climb in Appaloosa stock in 2003.

The brass genitalia has stirred controversy as Tepper's name was reported as a possible bidder for the Panthers, a team put up for sale by an owner accused of workplace sexual harassment. The metallic memento remains in its place, however.

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The TROUBLEMAKER is a 57' Dean Johnson Custom Carolina! Her twin CAT C18 engines (with 2250 hours since rebuild) give her a 30 Knot cruise while burning 70 gph! There is a master stateroom with en-suite head, VIP stateroom, day bunk and day head! The salon features an "L" shaped couch to port and an oversized elongated couch to starboard both with ample storage underneath! 

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Custom carolina, ocean city, maryland, united states, power yacht.

• LOA: 58 ft in
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• Water Capacity: 150 gals
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George Dean Johnson, Jr.

Born 1942 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, George D. Johnson, Jr., is the son of the late Dr. George Dean Johnson and the late Elizabeth Heath Johnson. Married in 1980 to Susan Phifer of Morganton, North Carolina, they have two children, a son, Geordy and a daughter, Susanna. Johnson is a member of Episcopal Church of the Advent in Spartanburg.

Johnson is founder and chairman of Johnson Development Associates, Inc., which develops self-storage facilities, industrial space, office space and apartments. He is a founder, former chief executive officer and a former director of Extended Stay America, Inc. He is a past president of the Domestic Consumer Division of Blockbuster Entertainment, a division of Viacom, Inc. He was formerly the managing general partner of WJB Video. He is a founder and past member of the Board of Directors of Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Johnson has more than 30 years of experience developing and managing various businesses.

Prior to founding Johnson Development Associates, Inc., he practiced law with Johnson Smith Hibbard & Wildman.

Johnson has served as a director of AutoNation, Inc., Boca Resorts, Duke Energy, Viacom, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Home Choice, Inc., Alrenco, Inc., William Barnet & Sons, Inc., Bankers Trust of South Carolina, Extended Stay America, Inc., and Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

He is also a past director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He has served as president of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the South Carolina State Development Board and chairman and member of the Board of Trustees of Converse College.

Johnson was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1969 and served through 1974. In 1999, he was inducted into both the Nova Southeastern University Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame. He was a recipient of the Young Alumnus Distinguished Service Award given by Wofford College for the year 1973 and is a recent recipient of the United Way Daniel Morgan Award.

Feadship Superyacht Owner Reflects on 198’ (60.35m) M/Y BLUE MOON

Posted October 1, 2018 in Charter by Janine St.Denis

I have owned the 198-foot (60.35m) luxury motor yacht BLUE MOON since we took delivery from Feadship in 2005. She is my third Feadship; each one has taught me more about how to use your yachts for pleasure and entertainment. When I purchased my first Feadship, it was four years old and in perfect shape; she was 158 feet (48.15m). Like so many owners, there were, of course, a few things we wanted to change. After delivery, our minds were made up.

We knew that someday we would build a yacht based on what we learned from the first one we owned. Having always wanted to retire and spend most of our time on the water seeing the world, we began designing our next yacht with all of the elements we felt were missing on the first. We then took delivery on a 165-foot (50.29m) Feadship, which we thought we’d keep for the rest of our lives — this was wishful thinking. Five years later, we took delivery of a 198-foot Feadship.

We chose a 198-foot (60.35m) Feadship because it had all of the things we wanted for the comfort of the crew and our guests and family. We will never regret it. We have a wonderful crew and a yacht that takes us anywhere that we, and our guests, would like to go. The people of Feadship treated us so well, and the quality of their work was so exceptional, we didn’t want to start relationships with the other great boatyards.

We have two tenders and one crew boat; these include a 28-foot (8.5m) Riva Aquarama Special and a new 28-foot (8.5m) Gar Wood Streamliner, plus the “toys” for all ages. We use the BLUE MOON about 80 to 100 days per year on average. When we are aboard, it’s like living in a different world. We can sleep in the morning without an alarm or stay out all night with guests if we like. We mostly do our entertaining on the boat because there are so many ways to entertain. We have traveled from Alaska to the Mediterranean. It would be difficult to say what we like best because every place has been tremendous. We don’t really have a favorite. We genuinely have liked every place we’ve traveled to. We’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy the kind of trips that you can’t do with a car or a plane; there is no limit to what you can do with a yacht. Plus, you meet such wonderful people of all different nationalities when traveling by yacht.

There is a common language for those who arrive at a new port via yacht. Arrival in port presents a wonderful opportunity to speak about your yacht and for others to tell you about theirs. When you have a yacht, it makes no difference as to age, nationality or native tongue; the world all becomes one and that truly is one of the most unique and exciting elements of being a yacht owner.

BLUE MOON is available on the charter market; she is listed with Northrop & Johnson.

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