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Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
It was too little and too late. The Thompson creditors in 1966 forced the sale of the company and Saul Padek got control of all the stock for less than $4,000 cash layout. The Thompson family was out of the boat business at Peshtigo. Under Padek's ownership Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 1966. Padek ...
The Apollo 16 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull features a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable, kick-up centerboard. It displaces 300 lb (136 kg). [1] [3]
Pen Duick is the name best known for a series of ocean racing yachts sailed by French yachtsman Eric Tabarly. Meaning coal tit in Breton, it was the name Tabarly's father gave to the 1898 Fife gaff cutter he purchased, and that his son learned to sail. [1] He thereafter used the name for a series of successful racing yachts through the '60s and ...
Year Length overall in meters Name Reference 1985 31.7 Lady M [1]1990 31.9 Pacific Eagle [2]1991 32.6 Eclipse [3]1992 33.2 Sea Quell [4]1993 33.6 Imagine B
The Barnett 1400's design goals were that it would be an "easy to sail, and fast to rig sailboat with comfort and speed in mind". [5]The Barnett 1400 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with positive internal flotation and a wide beam.
Benjamin Lexcen AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 19 March 1936 – 1 May 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect.He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years.
The Snipe is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by William F. Crosby as a one design racer and first built in 1931. [1] [2] [3] [4]The boat is a World Sailing recognized international class.