Jimi Batchelor is a longtime member of the marine industry and boating community. He founded and operated Best Boat Club in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Pompano Beach, and Captiva, Florida. Jimi also launched Sea Experience at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Ft. Lauderdale, which included dive boats, dive instruction and a marine store. He holds a 200 ton USCG license, served as an instructor for US Sailing, US Powerboating, and the American Sailing Association (ASA), and was a member of the Marine Advisory Board for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Jimi has extensive cruising experience, is an active member of the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA), and—alongside his wife, Fawn,—recently completed the Great Loop.