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At that time (1969), this firm, C&C Yachts Limited, was being "assembled" from four small firms and we took the decision to go ahead with tooling for the 61 - to the best of my knowledge the largest production fibreglass boat of the time. [5] The first C&C 61 was ordered by James F. Baldwin of Oyster Bay, New York, and named Sorcery.
America was built on the lines of Mary Taylor (1849) America 1851, by James Bard. America was designed by James Rich Steers and George Steers (1820–1856) (See George Steers and Co). Traditional "cod-head-and-mackerel-tail" design gave boats a blunt bow and a sharp stern with the widest point (the beam) placed one-third of the length aft of ...
After sailing about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) south and passing the Baja Peninsula tip and crossing the Gulf of California they followed the western coast of Mexico to Acapulco, Mexico. Acapulco was chosen as a home port because of its excellent harbor facilities and its easy access to the city of Veracruz, Mexico on the Caribbean.
In 1952, Ann Davison was the first woman to single-handedly sail the Atlantic Ocean. In 1956, the sail-equipped raft L'Égaré II crossed from Newfoundland to England, after the failure of L'Égaré I. [12] In 1965, Robert Manry crossed the Atlantic from the U.S. to England non-stop in a 4.1-metre (13-foot) sailboat named Tinkerbelle. [13]
Caribbean Sailing Yachts (CSY) is a company which built heavy-displacement recreational sailboats built during the 1970s and 1980s in Tampa, Florida.CSY was one of the first companies to recognize the impending growth of the Caribbean charter industry and although the company went out of business in the early 1980s, the well-founded boats have continued to sail the world's oceans for the past ...
Venture to the Eastern Caribbean without even boarding a flight with this 29-night odyssey aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, setting sail from Southampton. This month-long cruise will first head ...
Departs: Bridgetown, Barbados Arrives: Southampton, UK P&O Cruises offers a 13-night transatlantic cruise to bask in the Caribbean sunshine, transporting you straight into the holiday spirit from ...
The Bronze Age boat which is about 9.5 meters long × 2.3 meters wide is believed to have been a seagoing vessel. Carbon dating reveals that the craft dating from approximately 1600 BC might be the oldest known sea-going boat. The hull was of half oak logs and side panels also of oak were stitched on with yew lashings.
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