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His concept was to build a small boat suitable for overnight camping, which could be trailed to different locations behind a small car. It is thought that over 3000 of this type have been built. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the mid-1950s, Richard Hartley of New Zealand designed the Hartley TS16 , a 16 ft long trailer sailer with a towing weight of 600 ...
Norman boats are small fiberglass cabin cruisers built in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, by Norman Cruisers Limited of Shaw and Crompton in Greater Manchester, England. Norman Boats were started in 1959 by Ernie Wheeldon. The business started in Shaw Lancs, then moved to Isherwood Street in Heywood Lancs, then back to a new site in Shaw. Other ...
In 1908–09 Morgan-Giles's future wife, Ivy Carus-Wilson, ordered a 14 feet (4.3 m) racing dinghy named Myosotis from the company, in which she competed with great success. [1] Their first son, Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles, was born on 19 June 1914. [2] Morgan-Giles and May took over the former Popham yard at Hythe in 1911. In 1914 they ...
The SCAMP (acronym of Small Craft Advisor Magazine Project) is a wooden or fiberglass hulled Balanced Lug rigged sailing dinghy.The boat is 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m) long, and capable of accommodating four persons on a daysail or one to two for overnighting or extended cruising.
Planing Cruiser: Nautor 39: 1977–1978 Sparkman & Stephens 4 [89] Motorsailer Nautor 40: 1972 Don Shead Planing Cabin Cruiser Nautor 43: 1976 – Sparkman & Stephens 24 [90] Motorsailer Nautor 47: 1971–1972 Don Shead 7 [91] Planing Cabin Cruiser Nautor 50: 1976–1978 Sparkman & Stephens 9 [92] Motorsailer
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
A cabin cruiser is a type of power boat that provides accommodation for its crew and passengers inside the structure of the craft. A cabin cruiser usually ranges in size from 7.6 to 13.7 m (25 to 45 ft) in length, with larger pleasure craft usually considered yachts .
Dayboats are boats of small to medium size aimed at short sailing trips in inland or coastal waters. They are sometimes equipped with a cabin of moderate size, making sleeping possible for weekend trips. The cabin of the Astus 16.1 is too small to accommodate a berth but provides useful storage for personal belongings and sailing gear.