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The phrase ' advanced composites ' in FRP construction may indicate the addition of carbon fibre, kevlar ( tm ) or other similar materials, but it may also indicate other methods designed to introduce less expensive and, by at least one yacht surveyor's eyewitness accounts, less structurally sound materials.
The Twister ( yacht ) | Twister is an example of a long-keeled yacht designed in the 1960s.
In this case, where this kind of use is to be expected, perhaps on a larger cruising yacht, then a combined diesel-electric solution may be designed from the start.
The Monaco yacht company Wally has announced a " gigayacht " designed for billionaires torn between buying a mansion and a superyacht.
Margaret's corsage was designed by Norman Hartnell, and the honeymoon was spent aboard the royal yacht Britannia on a six-week Caribbean cruise.
Wind chariot or land yacht ( Zeilwagen ) designed by Simon Stevin for Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange | Prince Maurice of Orange ( Engraving by Jacques de Gheyn ).
The Knarr ( plural Knarrer ) is a Bermuda rigged, long keeled, sailing yacht designed in 1943 by Norwegian Erling L. Kristofersen.
In 1989 Bruce Farr designed the Maxi ketch Steinlager 2, the first maxi yacht built of composite carbon construction.
Between 1772 and 1775 He accompanied Captain John Jervis to Russia where they spent time in St. Petersburg and inspected the arsenal and dockyards at Kronstadt and took a tour of the yacht designed by Sir Charles Knowles for Catherine the Great.
* Hubert Scott-Paine, ( the boss of R. J. Mitchell at Supermarine, who designed the Spitfire ), was born in 1890 in Shoreham and had a yacht in Stowe's Yard, before moving to Southampton.
Large steam yachts, many designed by Nathanael Herreshoff required distinctive yacht houses.
Where a yacht is designed with a fin keel, it will normally, also have a skeg-mounted rudder.
Holy Loch was also the location of the boat yard Alexander Robertsons, builders of the America's Cup challenger Sceptre, a 65-foot, 17-tonne yacht designed by David Boyd.
If true, this would have been reason to disqualify Australia II, since the rules state that the yacht is to be designed by citizens of the nation it represents.
Safety dinghies were designed to be used as yacht tenders with the added function of proactive self-rescue boat that can be sailed to safety.
A yacht designed by Farr Yacht Design was victorious in 2002.
The IOR had upper and lower rating limits of and, so a yacht designed and built to the maximum limit of rating was known as a maxi.
He owned several specially designed motor yachts, among them Elsa built in 1906, Loris ( 1913 ), Tärnan ( 1925 ), and the most famous, Svalan ( Swallow ), built at Lidingö in 1928, a 37 ft, 4. 9 ton motor yacht, equipped with a V12, 31. 9 liter Hispano-Suiza engine from the US company Wright, with 650 HP output, capable of more than 50 knots.
A close friend of the British royal family, he designed the interior of the royal yacht Britannia and was also credited with teaching Charles, Prince of Wales to paint in watercolours.
The boat's designer, Jack Holt, had a long association with Bell Woodworking of Leicester, because they built and sold kits for many of his other designs, such as the Cadet Dinghy, Heron Dinghy, Solo Dinghy, Mirror Dinghy, Miracle Dinghy, and Mirador cruising yacht, while they also produced the Pegasus dinghy ( designed by Uffa Fox ) and the Osprey Dinghy and the Bell Seagull and Seamew cruisers ( designed by Ian Proctor ) and several other designs.
* Albin Vega, a brand of yacht designed in Sweden

yacht and primarily
The harbour now serves primarily as a yacht marina.
The Portsmouth Yardstick ( PY ) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a system of handicapping used primarily in small-boat yacht racing.

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Foster's other design work has included the Nomos desk system for Italian manufacturer Tecno, and the motor yacht Izanami ( later Ronin ) for Lürssen Yachts.
Because no bodies were found at the time, Walker and Stearns were convicted only for the yacht theft in August 1975.
* The Glen Strathallan luxury steam yacht was scuttled near the Shagstone as a site for scuba diving.
Most modern yachts of 25-55 feet long, propelled solely by mechanical powerplants, cannot carry the fuel sufficient for a point-to-point voyage of even 250-500 miles without needing to resupply ; but a well-prepared sail-powered yacht of similar length is theoretically capable of sailing anywhere its crew is willing to guide it.
* Southern Cross, a yacht that challenged for the 1974 America's Cup
This romanization has appeared in Japanese publications because Nishizaki, a sailing enthusiast who owned a cruiser yacht, ordered that this translation be used out of love for his boat.
As the fashion for yachting spread throughout the English aristocracy, yacht races began to become common.
The US yacht ensign for example, has a circle of 13 stars and a fouled anchor in the canton instead of the 50 stars, being quite different from the Ensign of the US, which is the flag of the United States.
Aside from this fairly standard design, built in numbers and using methods approaching mass production by the large yacht-building firms of Europe and North America, there are some common variations to suit a yacht for a more particular role or to emphasise one aspect of performance rather than the wide range of abilities needed in a standard design.
The classic ' long keel ' yacht, where the keel is integrated into the lower portion of the hull and extends for all or most of the hull's length, rather than being a single fin attached to the hull at the centre, is still being built in small numbers.
This is largely due to reduced hull-building costs brought about by the introduction of fibreglass hulls, and increased automation and " production line " techniques for yacht building, especially in Europe.
Even 20 years ago, it was not common for a 25-feet ( 7 m ) yacht to have electric lighting.
* Cruising yacht ( sufficient amenities to allow for living aboard for extended periods )
Combined with modern waterproof battery packs, electric outboards are also ideal for yacht tenders and other inshore pleasure boats.
The SEALINE yacht company manufactures boats for the luxury market and is Kidderminster's second largest single employer.
* SY Aurora, a steam yacht used for Antarctic exploration that made several Antarctic expeditions
The prince and princess left that night for their seven-week Mediterranean honeymoon cruise on Rainier's yacht, Deo Juvante II.
Jørgen Iversen Dyppel, a successful trader on Saint Christopher, was made governor and the king provided convicts from his jails and two vessels for the establishment of the colony, the yacht Den forgyldte KroneMarcussen, Jørgen.
The uses of these islands vary: Davids ' Island, the former location of the U. S. Army ’ s Fort Slocum, is currently unoccupied but is slated for use as passive parkland ; Glen Island is a County park for passive and active recreation ; Huckleberry Island is largely undeveloped and has one of the largest rookeries for some shore bird species in western Long Island Sound ; Columbia Island was the former site of CBS television broadcast antennas and is currently unoccupied ; Echo Island is used by a private yacht club ; Execution Rocks is the site of a 19th century lighthouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places ; Pea Island is owned by Huguenot Yacht Club but remains undeveloped ; Goose Island is undeveloped ; Clifford, Harrison and Tank Islands are part of a nature preserve and city park ; and Oak and Pine Islands are used as private residences.
In 1930 a former German airship officer, Captain Anton Heinen, working in the US for the US Navy on its dirigible fleet, attempted to design and build a four place blimp called the family air yacht for private fliers which the inventor claimed would be priced below $ 10, 000 and easier to fly than a fixed wing aircraft if placed in production.

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