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2016 OCC Award Winners Details Announced

2016 OCC Award Winners Details Announced

The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) every year acknowledges the efforts and achievements made by the blue water sailors. They make these sailors very special by bringing them before the eyes of the sailing community. Commodore Anne Hammick heaped praises of the blue water sailors and said that they are sailing members who are not sailing for winning any award. They love sailing and are passionate about long distance cruising and enjoy the adventure that they have at the sea. The…

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RPAYC in Form

RPAYC in Form

The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) looks to be in stupendous form at the ongoing Women’s Match Racing Championship in Australia. The event is taking place on the River Derwent in Hobart and the conditions are not too conducive for racing. In fact, there were just light winds and sometimes no winds during the second round robin competition. Only half the second round robin competition was completed. The RPAYC from Sydney showed their prowess during the event and Sarah…

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Yacht architect Ed Dubois dies

Yacht architect Ed Dubois dies

Dubois Naval Architects have confirmed the passing away of Ed Dubois, 64, a well known yacht designer, following an illness. In spite of not coming from a sailing family, Dubois’s rage for designing boats began quite early. After that, he trained in Southampton as a naval architect, graduating in the year 1974. After his graduation Dubois became a part of Jersey’s architects Alan Buchanan where he contrived his very first yacht, the Borsalino Trois that won the British Trials for…

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Kismet II Superyacht is new lady in town

Kismet II Superyacht is new lady in town

Recently, Lurssen Yachts relished hundred and foety years of producing magnificent custom yachts at 7 yards in Germany’s northern part. It takes state-of-the-art facilities as well as a greatly skilled workforce of 1800 to offer tis type of award winning beauties as Peloris, Limitless, Rising Sun, Dilbar and Ice. Lurssen’s newest launches are Omar, Dilbar III and Orchid. And, Kismet is “the cat’s meow!” While not the biggest yacht made by Lurssen, Kismet ranks at 40th spot in the world’s…

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