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Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: Big air (also known as "best trick"), in which each rider gets two jumps — usually covering more than 75 ft (22.8 m) — from a dirt-covered ramp.
Among his naval designs was a 34-foot patrol boat for the US Navy as well as several destroyer hull designs. [4] [5] The company started its own boat building subsidiary in 1998. Called Hunt Yachts, it built high-end powerboats in the 25 to 29 ft (7.6 to 8.8 m) size range. It was building about 30 to 40 boats per year in 2013.
[citation needed] S&S has a number of custom yacht design projects as well as being designers for boat builders such as Nautor's Swan, Grand Banks Yachts, and Morris Yachts. With more than 100 units built, the S&S design #1710 also known as Swan 36 became the most utilized design in the history of Sparkman & Stephens.
While the Type A motor launch had been designed entirely for Fairmile by architect Norman Hart, the Type B design had come from Bill Holt, head of the Admiralty's DNC Boat Section. The hard-chine hull of the Type A had exhibited seakeeping and handling limitations, but Holt's round-bilged design for the Type B was found to be a far more ...
Rans Designs, previously called Rans Inc. (styled all in capitals as RANS), is an American aircraft and, formerly, a leading American recumbent bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, based in Hays, Kansas, United States. The company name is a portmanteau of the first and last names of the company founder, Randy Schlitter.
The boat was introduced at the 1994 Newport Boat Show. [2] He also designed motorsailers, boats that combined sailboat rigging with hull designs optimized for motoring as well. His first design was the Northeast 37, which was built by Costa Rican boatbuilder Cabo Rico. [2] In 2003, Ellis described the 47-foot sloop, Volunteer, as his favourite ...
Dudley Dix is a yacht designer, of South African origin, now based in Virginia Beach, US. [1] He graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design. [2] [3] He is notable for having developed the "radius chine plywood" method as a basis for boat construction. [4]
Cornish Crabbers LLP is a British boat builder based in Rock, Cornwall. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of glassfibre gaff-rigged sailboats and powerboats. It was founded by boat designer Roger Dongray, as well as Peter Keeling and Ken Robertson in 1974. [1] [2] [3] The company is organized as a British limited liability ...