NEXT GENERAL MEETING: MARCH 13, 2012, DUFFY'S NORTH PALM BEACH
FUTURE GENERAL MEETINGS: TBD
NEXT BOARD MEETING: MARCH, 2012 AT KEN WRIGHT'S HOUSE
NEXT EVENTS:
FEBRUARY 18, 2012: 11:00 AM BRUNCH AT ER BRADLEY'S, WEST PALM BEACH. RSVP TO RICK SOUTH, EVENT CAPTAIN. OVERNIGHT SLIPS AT PALM HARBOR MARINA-SPECIAL GGG RATES-CONTACT Kremer Shell [mailto:kremer@palmharbor-marina.com]TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.
SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL! MARCH 3, 2012: GGG-ONLY PICNIC AND BOAT SHOW/MAINTENANCE FORUM AT MARINER MARINE. JOHN MELSON IS EVENT CAPTAIN
JUNE 18-22, 2012: OLD BAHAMA BAY, WEST END GRAND BAHAMA: CAPTAIN IS RICK PHIPPS
JULY 2-5, 2012: BIMINI BIG GAME CLUB, BIMINI BAHAMAS: JOE CORY IS TRIP CAPTAIN. MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW TO ASSURE A ROOM FOR THIS TRIP: 800-867-4764 BETH WATSON DIRECTOR SALES AND MARKETING
JULY 11-18, 2012: GREEN TURTLE CLUB, GREEN TURTLE CAY, ABACOS BAHAMAS: DICK McKEE IS TRIP CAPTAIN
2ND. WEEK SEPTEMBER, 2012: FLORIDA KEYS: BRIAN PERONI IS TRIP CAPTAIN.
GGG TEAM FISHING ENTRIES: WEST PALM BEACH FISHING CLUB KDW TOURNAMENT HOSPICE TOURNAMENT
UNSCHEDULED BUT PLANNED:
WATERWAY CAFE: RICK PHIPPS CAPTAIN MUNYON ISLAND PEANUT ISLAND FISHING TOURNAMENTS: RICK SOUTH CHAIRMAN LAKE OKEECHOBEE/ROLAND MARTIN RESORT: KEN WRIGHT CAPTAIN
REMEMBER: TRIP CAPTAINS ARE NEEDED FOR SOME OF THESE EVENTS TO HAPPEN.
Prior Events
JANUARY 14, 2012: FIRST ANNUAL YEAR-END PARTY AT SUGAR CANE ISLAND BISTRO, JUPITER, FL. WHAT A GREAT JOB SETTING THIS EVENT UP. KUDOS TO HENRY INSERRA, OUR EX-RITZ CARLTON EXECUTIVE CHEF FOR AN OUTSTANDING ARRAY OF DELECTABLE CULINARY TREATS; AND TO RICK AND BRENDA PHIPPS, JOHN MELSONAND CAROLINE FALLON FOR SECURING THIS FINE VENUE. DEFINITELY A KEEPER. OVER 60 MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES SOCIALIZING WITH EACH OTHER. A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR. NOVEMBER 15, 2011: WATERWAY CAFE RENDEZVOUS. WE HAD OUR OWN PRIVATE AREA RESERVED FOR GGG MEMBERS AT THIS GREAT DINING SPOT/WATERING HOLE RIGHT ON THE ICW AT THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF PGA BRIDGE. JOHN MELSON WAS
CAPTAIN OF THIS IMPROMPTU EVENT. IT WAS ROCK AND ROLL NIGHT AND SEVEN GGG FAMILIES (SOUTHS, CRIPPENS, McCAFFERTYS, McKEES, HOPLERS, FALLONS AND MELSONS) SHOWED UP TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR PROWESS ON THE DANCE FLOOR! RICK SOUTH EVEN BROUGHT HIS MOTHER FOR THE FUN! OUR KING AND QUEEN OF THE HOP AWARD WENT TO CAROLINE AND JIM FALLON FOR THEIR GREAT MOVES AND YOUTHFUL ENERGY. A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL AT THIS EXCITING EVENT. OCTOBER 22, 2011: MUNYON ISLAND RENDEZVOUS: 7 GGG FAMILIES MET AT THE MUNYON ISLAND FLOATING DOCKS TO CHECK OUT THIS BRAND NEW FACILITY LOCATED JUST NORTH OF BLUE HERON BRIDGE IN NORTH LAKE WORTH. SIMILAR TO PEANUT ISLAND, BUT MORE PRISTINE, THIS IS A GREAT SITE FOR US TO USE. WHILE THERE ARE NO RESTROOM FACILITIES, THERE ARE TRAILS AND PAVILIONS, 2 OF WHICH HAD CHARCOAL GRILLS. ALSO A GREAT BEACH BOTH AT THE DOCKS AND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE FOR SWIMMING. THIS IS ALSO A FABULOUS SNOOK FISHING LOCATION. OUR GATHERING WAS A BYOB EVERYTHING ATTENDED BY THE FALLONS, MELSONS, CRIPPENS, SOUTHS, PERONIS REYNOLDS AND WRIGHTS. DEFINITELY A KEEPER! SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2011: DOCKSIDE INN, FT. PIERCE, FL 4 GGG FAMILIES AND 2 BOATS VENTURED TO DOCKSIDE INN, FT. PIERCE, FL. BRIAN AND WENDY PERONI, DAVE AND TERESA GROPP AND HER PARENTS, CLARK AND VICKI BRIDGMAN, AND KEN AND DONNA WRIGHT MADE UP THE GROUP. FRIDAY NIGHT STARTED WITH GREAT ITALIAN HORS D'OEUVRES PROVIDED BY THE CLUB FOR OUR "MEET AND GREET", FOLLOWED BY A GREAT DINNER ON THE BEACH AT A NEARBY RESTAURANT. SATURDAY FOUND CLARK AND DAVE GROPP FISHING EARLY AND BRIAN AND CLARK DIVING FOR LOBSTER AT OUR FAVORITE LOCAL "HONEY HOLE" IN THE AFTERNOON. DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT WAS "BYO" ENTREES AND GREAT SIDE DISHES. BRIAN PROVIDED AND CLARK GRILLED 4 HUGE LOBSTER TAILS SO EVERYONE GOT AT LEAST A HALF; THE GROPPS ADDED WAHOO AND DOLPHIN, THE WRIGHTS SWORDFISH, AND BRIAN 'NEGOTIATED" FOR 2 HUGHE TROUT WHICH A FISHERMAN AT THE INN LIKE CATCHING BUT NOT EATING. WITH ALL THE SIDE DISHES FROM EACH FAMILY, WE HAD OUR USUAL FEAST!!! THE 2 CLUB-OWNED TUBS OF COOKOUT SUPPLIES (CHARCOAL, FLIPPERS, PLATES, SILVEWARE, ETC.) MADE SETTING UP THE COOKOUT EASY. DEFINITELY A REPEAT. AUGUST 13-20, 2011: GREEN TURTLE CAY
Eight Grady White boats made the crossing to Green Turtle Cay on
Saturday August 13, 2011 carrying 28 passengers. The adventure began leaving
from Palm Beach Inlet at 7:15 am and arrived New Plymouth to clear customs at
1:15 pm. There was a Monday evening pot-luck fish feast with a social on
Wednesday night listening to Gully & the Roosters. There was plenty of
shopping, fishing, diving, island hopping, lunch at Nippers and snorkeling. The
week ended with a great party at the Perry's with plenty of food, fish and
lobster. We departed Saturday August 20th on calm seas, with fond memories and
the anticipation of our next trip to Green Turtle Cay.
JULY 16, 2011: 11:00 AM RAFT-UP AT WATERWAY CAFE SOUTH TIKI BAR-CAROLINE FALLON WAS CAPTAIN OF THIS EVENT-ABOUT 10 BOATS SHOWED UP BUT EVEN MORE MEMBERS ARRIVED OTHER THAN BY BOAT FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 35 MEMBERS. A GREAT SITE FOR THE EVENT AS GGG HAD THE TOTAL TIKI BAR FOR THEIR USE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A "KEEPER" LOCATION FOR GGG EVENTS. GREAT SITE, GREAT SERVICE, GREAT FUN FOR OUR GGG MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED. JUNE 4, 2011: KDW FISHING TOURNAMENT-GGG HAD 4 TEAMS TOTAL ENTERED: 3 SPONSORED BY GGG: BOB CRIPPEN'S TEAM ON DONNA-B, GENE WALLER'S TEAM ON SEVEN GRAND, AND THE "GRADY LADIES" ON THE FALLONS 330 EXPRESS STORY-TELLER, PLUS BEN REYNOLD'S TEAM ON CHARISMA.
ALL HAD A FABULOUS TIME WITH LOTS OF FISH CAUGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE
WERE AWARD WINNERS. ALL AGREED THAT GGG SPONSORED TEAMS IN THIS
TOURNAMENT SHOULD BE AN ANNUAL EVENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN MORE GGG
MEMBER ENTRIES IN FUTURE TOURNAMENTS. MAY 22, 2011: FAMILY FISHING TOURNAMENT AND COOKOUT, PEANUT ISLAND. About 12 boats participated. We had prizes for any kid who caught anything (!) Adults who caught the largest of any species also got a prize. Liam Reynolds was the only child who caught anything and he got his own new spinning rod and reel as a prize. Ben Reynolds and Matt Reynolds caught 2 different species and Clark Bridgeman caught 2 good size dolphin so each of them got a $25 gift certificate that must be spent at Mariner Marine, our Grady-White dealer! The food was excellent, with Henry Inserra our own 5-Star chef cooking the burgers and hot dogs, along with homemade German potato salad, bean salad and coleslaw along with homemade brownies and Costco cookies for desert. Our newest members, John and Patty Charos, from Hillsborough (near Ft. Lauderdale) were present and are a great addition to our club membership.
MARCH 6, 2011: West Palm Beach floating docks and brunch at E.R.Bradleys: This new trip for our club, captained by Caroline and Jim Fallon and Lee Potter was simply fabulous. While 6 boats braved the windy and rain-forecasted trip to the new WPB floating docks, over 40 members showed up at E.R.Bradleys. An excellent brunch was had by all with rave reviews by all in attendance. This trip looks like a "keeper" for our club, with future repeats for sure.
JANUARY 30, 2011: PEANUT ISLAND COOKOUT
GREAT WEATHER (FINALLY) BROUGHT OUT 11 OF 14
BOATS REGISTERED FOR THIS ALWAYS-POPULAR EVENT. THE CLUB PROVIDED
HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS SURE ARE A HIT, BUT THE ADDITIONAL DISHES
PROVIDED BY OUR MEMBERS WERE SIMPLY BEYOND DELICIOUS. COLESLAW,
MACARONI SALAD, BAKED BEANS, TORTELINI SALAD, AND FABULOUS BROWNIES AND
OTHER "DULCE" DESERTS MADE THIS QUITE AN EVENT. A SPECIAL THANKS GOES
TO LEE POTTER AND DAVID GROPP WHO OBTAINED ALL THE HAMBURGER AND HOT
DOG STUFF AND DID THE COOKING.
THE REYNOLDS FAMILY TOOK TOP PRIZE FOR MOST
ATTENDEES WHO ALL WERE IN TOWN TO CELEBRATE BEN AND KAREN'S 50TH.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. THREE BIRTHDAYS WERE CELEBRATED ( TERESA GROPP,
TONY MERIANO AND CHAD DeKEYSER (FRIEND OF RICK AND BRENDA PHIPPS). A
SPECIAL TREAT WAS THE PRESENCE OF TERESA GROPP'S PARENTS RITA AND BART
IACOBELLIS. BART IS WELL OVER 80 AND THEY ARE BOTH SHARP AS A TACK.
WHAT A THRILL TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THEM THEIR MEMORIES OF STARTING
OUT IN THE 1930'S AND RAISING A FAMILY IN THE NEW YORK AREA.
SOME DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE ON A FEW LOCAL EVENTS THAT THE CLUB IS WORKING ON SCHEDULING:
1. A PEANUT ISLAND COOKOUT/POKER RUN/COOKOUT
2. A TRIP TO GRADY-WHITE HQ FOR A PLANT TOUR
3. SETUP OF 2 GGG FISHING TEAMS OF 6 MEMBERS EACH FOR CLUB PAID AND SPONSORED ENTRY INTO 2-4 LOCAL FISHING TOURNAMENTS.
4. OVERNIGHT CAMPING/COOKOUT AT PEANUT ISLAND.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING TO MEMBERS IN VIA EMAIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Sunday August 8, 2010: Green Turtle Cay Abaco,
Bahamas
Six Grady White boats (approximately 17
members) left from the Palm Beach and Jupiter Inlets at 7 am. The
beginning of the trip started with calm seas until we approached Little
Bahama Bank where we met up with the beginings of Tropical Depression #5.
Our crossing to Green Turtle Club was made in 7 1/2 hours with two boats
getting "Lost at Sea" but later found and caught up with the
group. Don't we love our Grady's in bad weather.
The week started with the GGG group driving their
golf carts and exploring New Plymouth on Monday with Dick McKee
being the tour guide. The group also went on a snorkling trip to Manjack Cay.
Dick McKee lead the group to Nippers (Great Guana Cay) for lunch
where all 6 Grady's anchored off shore and we swam to the beach and to the
restaurant. There were lots of fishing trips resulting in wahoo, black fin
tuna, yellow eye snappers, queen snappers, groupers, hog fish, lobsters just to
name a few. The group had a pot luck dinner at one of the villas where we
grilled our catch of the day and had lots of great food. On Wednesday evening
we went to the Green Turtle Club to hear the Gully Rooster's and danced
the night away. We ended the trip on Friday night with a big party
at the Perry's house with great food and lots of fishing stories. This
was an unbelievable trip, and for several members, it was their first
trip to the Abacos. The group departed Green Turtle Cay on Saturday,
August 14th at 6:30 am to calm seas all the way back to Florida and arrived
back in about 6 hours. We are ready to make the trip again next year!
BIMINI JULY 9-12, 2010 SIX GRADY-WHITE BOAT OWNERS TRAVELED TO BIMINI ON 3 GRADY-WHITES AND "TEAM FISHED" FOR 2 GREAT DAYS. KEN AND DONNA WRIGHT, BOB AND PANDORA CRIPPEN, JOE AND NADA CORY, GENE AND MARY WALLER, HENRY INSERRA AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, HENRY FONG (HE JOINED LAST WEEK!). ON SATURDAY THE TEAM OF BOB CRIPPEN, GENE WALLER AND HENRY FONG, WITH A HUGE BARRACUDA, OUT FISHED THE TEAM OF JOE CORY, KEN WRIGHT, AND HENRY INSERRA. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY THE TIDE WAS TURNED AND THE JOE CORY TEAM WON WITH A 250 POUND BLUE MARLIN HOOKED BUT NOT BOATED AND A 12 FOOT SAILFISH BOATED, DEHOOKED AND RELEASED ALIVE AND WELL. GENE WALLER AND HENRY INSERRA EACH RECEIVE A $30 AWARD FROM THE CLUB FOR THEIR WINNING CATCHES. JOE AND NADA CORY WITH HENRY INSERRA CONTINUED ON TO GREAT HARBOR IN THE BERRY ISLANDS AND HAD 2 DAYS OF GREAT FISHING, BOATING YELLOW EYE, YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER, BLUE MARLIN AND SAILFISH (AGAIN!) AND GROUPER. ALL HAVE SAFELY RETURNED TO HOME PORT AND AGREE THAT WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BIMINI THAT A RETURN TRIP IS A MUST.
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010: OLD BAHAMA BAY, GRAND BAHAMA.
14 BOATS
PARTICPATING WITH APPROX. 30 MEMBERS HAD IDEAL FLAT CROSSING
CONDITIONS. MEMBERS LEFT FROM 3 INLETS: JUPITER, PALM BEACH AND
BOYNTON BEACH EARLY AM AND MADE THE CROSSING IN ABOUT 2 HOURS. AN
ARRIVAL RECEPTION WAS HELD WITH LOTS OF GREAT HORS DOEUVRES AND GOODIE
BAGS FOR EACH BOAT COURTESY OF SEVERAL GENEROUS VENDORS THAT RICK
SOUTH, SR. AND RICK PHIPPS CONVINCED TO PROVIDE FOR OUR EVENT. WE HAD SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS AS WELL AS EXISTING MEMBERS MAKING THEIR FIRST BAHAMAS CROSSING WITH US WHICH WAS EXCITING FOR ALL. FISHING WED. WAS GOOD BUT THE FISH WERE SMALLER THAN EXPECTED. AGAIN GREAT SEA CONDITIONS (FLAT) PREVAILED. THURSDAY
NIGHT SEVERAL OF US WENT TO LUCAYAN BEACH FOR FUN AT THE CASINO WHICH
WAS ARRANGED BY KAREN REYNOLDS AND THE CREW FROM KARISMA. THE CASINO
PROVIDED A DISCOUNT BUS TO TRANSPORT ALL WHO WENT TO AND FROM OLD
BAHAMA BAY. FRIDAY SAW MORE FISHING, WITH SOME BOATS BOTTOM FISHING SANDY CAY AND THEN SNORKELING THE EDGE OF THE BANK. SOME MEMBERS DEPARTED SATURDAY TO BE HOME FOR FATHERS DAY, WHILE THE REST DEPARTED SUNDAY OR MONDAY. ANOTHER FABULOUS TRIP WITH FUN HAD BY ALL.
NOVEMBER 15, 2009 PEANUT ISLAND FISHING TOURNAMENT AND COOKOUT:
Another fabulous fishing tournament and club cookout by our members!!! Rick
and Brenda Phipps, Lee Potter, Brian and Wendy Peroni, Gene Waller,
Carl Haas, all put together a great day for us. Henry Inserra and Jim
Eslin sure did a great job cooking up the hamburgers and hot dogs.
In spite of rough
seas the fishing tournament found several members with good results.
Gene Waller took 3rd place with a 7 lb dolphin, Lee Potter 2nd place
with a 9 lb dolphin, and 1st place went to Carl Haas with an 11 lb
dolphin. $100 prizes to each of these fine efforts.
Approximately 20
boats and over 50 people attended which shows how popular these Peanut
Island events have become. A great time had by all, with much thanks to
all who helped prepare all the great side dishes and deserts, set up
the site, do the cooking and clean up afterwards.
FT. PIERCE TRIP, OCTOBER 9-12, 2009:
Brian and Wendy Peroni and Henry Inserra put together one fabulous
event for many of our members. About 10 boats and over 30 people
attended, with a great Friday night arrival meet-and-greet at the
Dockside Inn's Tiki Bar Restaurant. Saturday saw the members split
between fishing for fish and diving for lobsters for our Pot-Luck
dinner that night, or going sightseeing into historic old Fort Pierce.
The fishermen were quite successful with Great White (Bill and Valerie
Walker) catching 9 dolphin; AARRFFF (Brian and Wendy Peroni and Ken
Wright) dove a great reef just outside the inlet and produced 18
lobsters, all of which made our "Pot Luck" dinner quite "gormet", to
say the least! And when you consider the fabulous job Henry Inserra did
applying his lifetime of chef experience to cooking this bountiful
harvest on the charcoal grill, and add in all the hors-doeuvres and
salads our members provided and our Saturday night feast was
outstanding. All who attended thought that the Dockside Inn facilities
were great, although for shoreside power hook up you need a
hubble-3-prong 110 volt adapter as all the outlets at the slips are 110
volt GFI sockets. This trip sure looks like a repeat candidate for
future years. June 26-18, 2009:Gulfstream Grady Group Bahamas Crossing:
Fair weather and a following sea carried
nineteen boats from the Gulfstream Grady Group to Sunrise Resort in Lucaya, Grand BahamaIsland, in June. Fishing and snorkeling
the clear waters of the Bahamas,
along with great fun among Grady owners, was the order of the day.The ‘Story
Teller’ with Jim and Caroline Fallon, captured the offshore fishing award with a 30 lb kingfish, although yellowfin,
blackfin and skipjack tunas and dolphin, as well as the ubiquitous barracuda
graced our lines.
Reef
fishing provided more consistent action. The ‘Off duty II’ with Joe Cory pulled in a 13 lb.
mutton snapper to take reef fishing award. Yellow tail snapper rounded out the
table fare.
The Group
also explored Peterson Cay, a BahamasNational Park accessible
only by boat and a fantastic snorkeling area.
Sunrise
Resort great accommodations, great food and spirits and a wonderfully attentive
staff. Thanks also go to Gwen at Grady-White for arranging T-shirts, hats and
other goodies for Club members on the crossing.
A tropical
wave gave us bit of a head wind for the return trip which brought out the best
in Grady ownership. Bigger boats took the edge off the head sea for smaller
boats. Two boats in particular deserve recognition. ‘True Blue’ with John and Maggie Melson, lived up to its
name for helping a smaller Grady which ran into engine trouble. And ‘Off Duty
II’ with Joe Cory came back on duty when they found and towed in a 17’ boat that had been
adrift alone in the Gulfstream since the day before.
May 1-3, 2009: LAKE OKEECHOBEE TRIP TO ROLAND MARTIN MARINA, CLEWISTON, FL:
Three boats traveled from our east coast to Roland Martin Marina: Wendy and Brian Peroni aboad AAARRF; John and Maggie Melson aboard TRUE BLUE; and Bob and Denise Hopler and their guests Bill and Carol aboard BON BINI. They
were joined by Ken and Donna Wright aboard DONNA-B who made the
crossing the week before and were cruising the Florida west coast. The
trip to Clewiston on Friday was nicely uneventful and smooth, but about
8 hours total from Jupiter. Managing the locks was a learning curve
experience that all handled well. Saturday was spend doing whatever we wanted: some rented bikes and rode the hurrican dike trail, some
went alligator sighting, and others went fishing with a guide. A
"potluck" cookout was held on Saturday night around the pool with a
wide assortment of fabulous food. Sunday all four boats traveled to
Indian Town and then to Stuart with a stop at Pirate Loft in Manatee
Pocket for lunch. All agree that this was a great trip and a future
version might include the option of continuing on further to west coast
locations such as Captiva, Sanibel, Naples, and Fort Myers.
March 28, 2009: GRADY FEST, Punta Gorda, Florida.
This inaugural event for state-wide Grady-White owners was held in Punta Gorda, Florida. The Tarpon Coast Grady Club sponsored the event with great support from Grady-White Corporate in
Greenville, NC. Two concurrent symposiums were held, one for Captains,
and one for First Mates. Both were full of valuable sessions by
Grady-White business partners such as Garmin, and Yamaha. Our own
Pandora Crippen was a presenter during the Dockside Dining session, and
cooked up 2 fabulous recipes from our own "GULFSTREAM GRADY GROUP COOKBOOK"
which were enjoyed by all. Bob and Pandora Crippen, John and Maggie
Melson, and Ken and Donna Wright attended from our club. This was a
wonderful event for updating ourselves on Grady-White topics and
getting to know fellow Grady-White owners in Florida. Look for it to be
repeated again next year.
March 1, 2009: Spanish River Park, Boca Raton Cookout.
A very nice first for us at this marvelous park in Boca Raton. While
the weather was a little threatening, we did have several members
participate. The floating docks were right next to our pavilion where
we had a hamburger/hot dog cookout with delicious tuna salad by Pandora
Crippen from our own GGG cookbook, Ken Wright's German potato salad,
and oatmeal-raisin cookies from Costco. Several new members
participated with this as their first GGG event, and it was great
getting to know them.
JANUARY 25, 2009: Peanut Island Rendezvous and Cookout.
Great event to start the year. 23 boats, over 60 people. All boats successfully rafted within the West Cove floating docks on Peanut Island. Henry Inserra and John Deal did the cooking with great results. No one went hungry. Also lots of goodies from Grady-White and Pelagic Gear for the raffle. Lots of hard work by Rob Robbins, Lee Potter, Rick South, Sr, and Rick and Brenda Phipps to get all the food and goodies on the island. A special treat was member Pandora Crippen on site to personally autograph any of her GGG cookbooks that were purchased.