Hi Gerry,
Looks like they may be moving towards the 'Sail Training' niche, showing all those well-heeled Boomers how to operate all those 40+ footers they're buying as their first boat...
Far and away, the biggest change I've seen in my delivery work in recent years, is the dramatic increase of inquiries/referrals for this sort of 'Training Delivery', people who need a bit of 'help' getting their boat south, or wherever... I've managed to pass on most of that sort of stuff so far, although I must say the few I've done have worked out fine... But, if the current trend that I'm seeing these days continues, it may be pretty much the only sort of 'delivery' work I might be seeing in the future...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvoWBUP5ZY&list=PLHRrv8NeXBtdthi0830aVrw_dHlo9SBm9&index=6
best regards,
Jon