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Here you'll find classic and classy boat names of the more serious sort (like the "Honey Fitz" yacht that once belonged to JFK and Jackie O.), as well as funny boat names that your fellow captains ...
The art of boatbuilding in wood has been largely lost since it requires a level of craftsmanship impossible in large scale production boat building. [citation needed] One exception is the Hacker Boat Company, which continues to produce mahogany boats on the shores of Lake George, New York. Other wooden boatbuilders include Graf, J-Craft, and ...
Its evocative name, derived in part from the widescreen Cinerama movie format popular in the early 1960s, echoed in its sweeping wrap-around windshield, conjures images from another time. The Riva Aquarama's 8.02 - 8.78 metre [ 2 ] hull was sheathed in mahogany and varnished to accentuate the beauty of its natural wood grain.
Thompson Hiawatha model canoe. The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes.Founded by brothers Peter and Christ Thompson in 1904, [1] the company became prominent in the field and built boats for nearly one hundred years. [2]
Creative ideas for naming your boat, including witty names, nautical puns, and ideas for fishing boats
Hacker-Craft is the name given to boats built by The Hacker Boat Co., an American manufacturer founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 by John L. Hacker (1877–1961). It is one of the oldest constructors of wooden motor boats in the world. The company moved operations to New York State in the 1970s and continues to produce hand-built boats.
A 190 ft (58 m), 230 ton, wooden-hull Schooner Yacht built in 1885 in Brooklyn, New York for racing, is one of the oldest and largest schooner yachts in the world two masts [26] Creole: 1927: Palma, Majorca: World's longest wooden yacht, refitted by Cantiere Navale Ferrari-Signani: three masted staysail: Downeast Rover: 1983 Manteo, North Carolina
the first class to be recognized by ISAF as a "Classic" One Design Class [61] [62] 1937: Deben 4-ton: 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) Claude Whisstock [29] 1937: Bembridge Redwing mk2: 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) Charles E. Nicholson: 20 by Camper & Nicholson (Wood) Approx. 35 by Various (GRP) Bembridge: Bembridge Sailing Club [63] Poole [64] 1937: Royal Harwich ...