New Beginnings

The Gentleman's Lodge will be entering a new platform within the next few weeks. Stay tuned for updates....

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J.E. Albert

The Wally Power 118'

94' Sailboat

When you first see a boat like the Wally Power 118, you are forced to come to terms with the fact Yachts are the second coolest creation, next to Wine & Bowties. You are also forced to realize that you will never probably own a 20 million dollar yacht, but if you are lucky you may be able to afford one of their smaller vessels, like the Wally Power 47.

Wally 47

They began making boats in 1991, where they tried their hand in the sailboat market. With, success toward the year 2000 they have able to branch out into other markets such as snow skis and power boats. I know, weird product line right? Sail, Power, and Snow Skis? I think any and all questions are answered once you take a look at the time put into one of these incredible works of art.

Wally Power 118

The hull of the 118 WallyPower has been developed from the Wally R&D program including testing in the SSPA tanks in Gothenburg, Sweden, and aero dynamics testing in the Ferrari Wind Tunnel in Maranello, Italy. The deep 22-degree deep V-hull shape and straight stem bow were designed to cut through the nastiest conditions at sea.

Hand crafted everything.

I don't need to tell you that The Wally Power 118 has a maximum HP of 5,600. I definitely don't need to tell you that that HP is derived from 3 turbine (jet) motors and 2 gas engines. But, I will tell you that every hand crafted detail on this boat was looked over once, twice, and again a third time.

The interior bulkheads and cabin soles are made of the finest wood and veneer skins. All of the kitchen and bath appliances are made from a carbon fiber base to cut down on any unnecessary weight.

Ski

The paint finish is metallic dark green, and changes reflections and color depending on the light and surrounding environment. The Wally Power living areas have been designed as one continuous element. The open space incorporates three areas, from stern to bow: the saloon, the dining/seating area, and the navigation cockpit. There is a 360-degree view from the dining area.. The dining and lounge cockpit is forward of the superstructure for privacy, and away from the heat of engines. Two fore dining tables can be mechanically lowered into place in the bow.

A different approach to an outdoor living room.

Inside, the owner’s stateroom is forward, lighted by a top skylight, and has a king-size bed and side cabinets. Two identical guest cabins have queen-size beds and en-suite bathrooms. The stainless steel galley, which includes the crew mess, has an oven, stove, and refrigerators.

The Giga-Yacht, starting at 350 feet.

So, like I said before this "thing" is sure to turn heads at any harbor around the world. As you can tell from frequent maritime posts on this site, I am a strong believer that the being on a boat in the water under any circumstance can be therapeutic. You don't necessarily have to be on the multi million dollar Wally Power boats. Go rent a sailboat and go boating with some friends, it's the coolest way to spend $100. Don't be the idiot cutting people off though. Seriously.

Stay on-board Gents.

J.E. Albert

The BluePrint 3

The BluePrint 3

I would like to first of all say, what took you so long Jay? I was able to find a leaked copy, which Jay-Z directly addressed to MTV saying that he wants people to just hear his music, downloading it legally, or not. He said to MTV News in an interview on monday, "I'm excited for people to hear the album. I'm very proud of the work I've done, so enjoy it." I figured I wouldn't get in trouble for posting this, CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE BLUEPRINT 3 ALBUM. His approach is a smart one, first of all, for all of you marketing majors out there, he spreads his image, sound, and likeness to a large international audience. The die hard fans are going to buy his album, the people who like his music, but don't want to spend $16.99 on the BluePrint 3, will do doubt download it illegally. By expanding his audience, things like commercial spots, print ads, billboards, merchandise, etc will become more lucrative over time. In terms of sound, the production quality is incredible. On American Gangster, he used a lot of hi-treble and loud percussion instruments in his beat compilations, The BluePrint 3 is closer to the Black Album or even Vol. 1.

Jay-Z kills it on "Hate", where he raps, "Why I never see em' at the Clear-port? Why I always hear they at the airport? While I fly daily like I'm in the Air Force." The vocal talent of Alicia Keys is apparent on "Empire State of Mind". Can't hate on Keys. The song has classic Jay-Z flavor. On the opening track, "What We Talkin' About", he says, "I don't run rap no more, I run the map." Although The BluePrint 3 wasn't at the same level that a lot of bloggers and music critics expected it to be, It is a success and will have a few songs on the sop 40 list most definitely. People are critical of Jay's decision to stay in the Rap game. On the Swiss Beats track titled "On To the Next One" he raps, "Used to rock a throwback, ballin' on the corner. Now I rock a tether suite lookin' like an owner. No I'm not a Jonas, Brother I'm a grown up." For an artist that is 40 years old and just finished his 11th album, staying this up to date with the latest music trends is an incredible achievement. The Album will be released in stores on September 11th. On the same day he will be performing a live performance at Madison Square Garden. Tickets will be $50, a small price to watch Jay-Z Live. Not to mention 100% of the ticket sales will go to the widows of firefighters that were killed in the 9/11 tragedies. I guess I've answered my own question which was, what took Jay so long for this album? The answer is, it didn't, it was released right on time. At the end of the day, the 5oo million dollar rapper has a nice cushion to fall back on if his record deal with Live Nation ever goes sour. Since I couldn't interview him, I thought Bill Maher would do a pretty good job for me...

Stay musically diverse Gents.

J.E. Albert