Capt. Gerry Robertson is entering uncharted waters.
The founder of Bay and Delta Charters is refinancing his 15-year-old company in an attempt to more than double revenue and cruise capacity during the next year.
“Our phone is ringing off the hook,” he said, adding he is forced to turn away some requests because his larger boat can accommodate just 150 passengers for a luxury dinner cruise.
Robertson purchased that craft, the Sausalito Empress, in January for $1.5 million. The boat has been chartered almost every weekend by individual partygoers and corporations, including Google and Yahoo, helping Robertson’s company hike revenue from $360,000 last year to an estimated $1.1 million by the end of 2006.
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