Motor Boat & Yachting

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Lockdown was difficult for many people, and for some it was very hard, and tragic losses were felt in many communities. We were very fortunate not to be affected, our only real inconvenience being that while we had one of the best springs ever, we co

Classic Boat

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The 60ft (18.2m) gentleman’s motor yacht Mabrouka, built at Camper & Nicholson in Gosport in 1926, was bought by Tino Zervudachi in 2015. After a small refit at Classic Works (La Ciotat) and a winter in Porto Montenegro, she was relocated to Piraeus

Practical Boat Owner

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Across the sea of gleaming fibreglass and rainbow flags, three foreboding masts slunk into view. While brokers adjusted lines and polished hulls, Russian frigate Shtandart ghosted towards the pontoons at the Southampton International Boat Show. From

Yachting

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Paul Kempner has owned boats for nearly 50 years but it was after a three-year break from boating that he visited East Coast Yacht Sales at the Norwalk Boat Show. “We live on the water in Stamford, Connecticut,” Paul explains. “We were looking for a

Yachts & Yachting magazine

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Brokers and boatbuilders have been launching online iniatives in an attempt to keep the marine industry moving during the crisis. Ancasta held a successful virtual boat show in April, saying: “Unlike normal boat shows, there were no queues, no need t

Cruising World

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The world of crewed yacht charter lost one of its key industry pioneers in 2019. With family and loved ones at her side, Julie P. Nicholson died on Feb. 27 at her home in Blue Hill, Maine. She was 90. To say that no mold could define her life and car

You South Africa

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18 The number of days two New Zealand hikers were missing after getting lost in foggy conditions. Jessica O’Connor and Dion Reynolds had gone hiking in the Kahurangi National Park on the South Island and planned to be away for five days. After they l

America's Civil War

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Amid the pandemonium, George W. Carter of the 16th Connecticut Infantry followed the lead of many of his fellow soldiers and leapt from the damaged steamer Massachusetts onto the deck of Black Diamond. The 20-year-old Company D drummer quickly realiz

Motor Boat & Yachting

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Starting boating at an early age in tropical conditions instilled a love of all things on the water, with sun, fun and long weekends on the South China Sea. Over the years boating continued to provide fantastic experiences. We have a Catalina trailer

Ships Monthly

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I read Ships Monthly with great pleasure every month and the article about Sea Cloud (SM, Oct) was of particular interest. One of my distant relatives, Johan Hansen, was a crew member on the vessel in 1933, but when they were in Nantes in France that

How It Works

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Glass-bottom boat tours are popular in Pavlopetri, Greece. The first cruise ship in over 40 years docked at Port Royal in January 2020. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain at 10,211 metres, but more than half is below sea level. The San José galleon

Sail

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At press time, Vestas 11th Hour Racing and organizers of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean race were still not saying much about what, if anything is going to be done to prevent collisions like the one that occurred between Vestas 11th Hour Racing and a commer

Who Do You Think You Are?

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Simon Wills’ ‘Focus On’ article about Victorian shipwrecks in the December issue was a huge boost to my research efforts – thank you. I have a hand-drawn family tree of past generations of my father’s family, which included several master mariners. M

Yachting Monthly

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The solo skipper of the Vancouver 34 Pilot, Helena has been rescued after the yacht dismasted in the Atlantic. Billy Brannan was returning to the UK from Marigot Bay, St Martin when he issued an EPIRB alert on 22 May around 513 miles SW of Lizard Poi

Yachting

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OUR FIVE-MAN CREW GRABBED an opportunity for a few precious hours of early morning fishing before hitting the to-do lists in our lives. Even though it was cool and overcast, the sea was slick calm. Relaxing. At least until we heard the VHF radio crac

Practical Boat Owner

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I couldn’t have made Falanda whole again without the help of lots of people, but three in particular: a big thank you to dad for the tow back from Polruan, the use of his shed, and most of his tools. Thanks for the advice, and help when I ruined thin

Hawaii Fishing News

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A fishing boat drives into a cave. No, this isn’t the start of a groan-worthy joke. It really happened, and TowBoatUS was on scene to help! “There are not many times I can say it after 30 years as a towboat captain, but this was a first,” said Capt.

Ships Monthly

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Ian Buxton is a naval architect who taught and researched at Newcastle University for 40 years. His interests span naval and merchant ships and shipbuilding. A native of Clydebank, Colin Smith was inspired to be a shipping enthusiast from a young age

Sailing Today

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Brokers and boatbuilders have been launching online iniatives in an attempt to keep the marine industry moving during the crisis. Ancasta held a successful virtual boat show in April, saying: “Unlike normal boat shows, there were no queues, no need t

Trade-A-Boat

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$2,500,000 (sail away Australian tax paid and landed) LENGTH OVERALL: 15.51m BEAM: 7.35m DRAFT: 1.25m AIR DRAFT: 6.49m DISPLACEMENT (LIGHTSHIP): 24,000kg FUEL TANKS CAPACITY: 2,700L WATER TANKS CAPACITY: 700L FUEL RANGE: 2,500nm std is 2 x 3

Boating

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CONNECTICUT, USA 41.0534° N, 73.5387° WP Paul Kempner has owned boats for nearly 50 years but it was after a three-year break from boating that he visited East Coast Yacht Sales at the Norwalk Boat Show. “We live on the water in Stamford, Connecticut

Ships Monthly

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Salvage and clean-up operations are continuing to take place in Beirut’s old harbour, where several vessels were extensively damaged on 4 August when a large amount of ammonium nitrate exploded (also see p.15) on the quayside. The most valuable of th

Who Do You Think You Are?

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w bit.ly/fmp-armed-overseas Findmypast’s collection includes records from TNA about deaths at sea in the 19th century. w southampton.gov.uk/arts-heritage/ southampton-archives/plimsoll.aspx Search by ship’s name for scanned copies of inquiries into

Boat International

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Finding a refit yard for M5’s recent refit was no easy task. They sought a location with the potential for minimal weather delays and where they could both haul the boat and pull the mast. For a 78-metre boat with an 89-metre mast, options are limite

Sailing Today

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Disabled sailor Natasha Lambert is preparing to cross the Atlantic in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), using the revolutionary sip and puff method. She will be making the passage on the largest vessel converted to use the technology, a Bavaria

PassageMaker

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In a calm anchorage at dusk, the peace is broken by a cellphone ringing in the cockpit of one of the boats. It rings, stops, then rings again because the caller can’t believe everyone doesn’t have their phone with them constantly. After a half hour o

Yachting Monthly

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Boating

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Simply put, Boating’s Boat of the Year is the boat that stands out in its category more than any other boat stands out in any other category. In the same way that the MLB MVP selection process cannot directly compare pitchers and catchers and that th

Cruising World

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The battle for supremacy in the Midsize Cruiser class came down to a clash between builders from two nations: France and Sweden. The French were represented by two boats from longtime builder Dufour—the 390 and the 430—and the Swedes by the latest of

Practical Boat Owner

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Back in the 1980s, after a slow (35-day) Atlantic crossing on my 22ft Hurley, my budget was in need of a boost, and I came up with the perfect solution!. I talked to a few friends running big charter boats from Antigua, and learned that coffee and ou