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Island Global Yachting (IGY) Sales Video
Video for megayacht/luxury yacht owners and captains wishing to learn more about the global leader in the marina industry.
2008 VICL Charter Boat Show - Preparing A Yacht For The Show Is ...
Every charter yacht attending this Boat Show is quietly saying, Pick me as your favorite charter yacht to promote to your charter guests who book vacations.
For Groups traveling on a Cruise ship Vacation Save more!
http://awawatravel.com/ 1-877-292-9277 Elizabeth Cellular 305-494-4909 Email Elizabeth: elizabeth@awawatravel.com Video advice and tips for your next cruise vacation from a cruise expert. Email Elizabeth: elizabeth@awawatravel.com Elizabeth Cellular 305-494-4909 ________________________________ [CRUISE] [CRUISE] [CRUISE] [CRUISING] [CRUISING] [CRUISING] [CRUISES] [CRUISES] [CRUISES] "PROMOTIONS' SALES "VACATION CRUISE" "PLAN CRUISE VACATION" {CRUISE LINE} ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY HONEYMOON TRIP PLAN VACATION CHRISTMAS SINGLES CRUISE "SINGLE CRUISE" "SINGLES CRUISES" OCEAN BOAT CRUISE SHIP "CRUISE SPECIALS" "CRUISE DEALS" "CRUISE TIPS" "CRUISE ADVICE" ["CRUISE VIDEO TIPS"] SEA OCEAN PACIFIC "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE" HOLIDAY GET AWAWA WEEK SAVINGS MONEY [CARNIVAL] [CARNIVAL CRUISE AGENT] "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES" "TRAVEL AGENT" ["CRUISE ONLY AGENCY"][CRUISE TRAVEL AGENCY] CRUISE EXPERT "TRAVEL AGENCIES" "SEVEN DAY CRUISE" "WEEKEND CRUISE" cruise specialist SAIL AWAY VACATION cruise counselor cruise expert cruise advice cruise tip cruise how to cruise vacation book a cruise book a cruise online cruising first time planning a cruise vacation miami florida cruise advice cruise line cruise travel agency cruise agencies cruise agencys cruise advisor COSTA CRUISE LINES CRUISE WEST CRYSTAL CRUISES CUNARD LINE DISNEY CRUISE LINE EASYCRUISE GLOBAL QUEST JOURNEYS HEBRIDEAN ISLAND CRUISES HOLLAND AMERICA LINE HURTIGRUTEN IMPERIAL MAJESTY INTRAV: MAJESTIC AMERICA LINE MSC CRUISES NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE OCEANIA CRUISES ORIENT LINES PEARL SEAS CRUISES PETER DEILMANN CRUISES PRINCESS CRUISES REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES RIVERBARGE EXCURSIONS ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAl SEABOURN CRUISE LINE SEA CLOUD CRUISES SEADREAM YACHT CLUb SILVERSEA CRUISES ST. LAWRENCE CRUISE LINES STAR CLIPPERS STAR CRUISES TRAVEL DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL UNIWORLD GRAND RIVER CRUISES VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY WINDJAMMER BAREFOOT CRUISES WINDSTAR CRUISES cARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Celebration, Carnival Destiny, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation, Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Holiday, Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, Carnival Conquest Carnival Glory, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Valor, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Freedom, Royal Caribbean International Grandeur of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Empress of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas, Sovereign of the Seas, Splendour of the Seas, Vision of the Seas, Enchantment of the Seas Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of The Seas, carnival cruise carnival cruises cruise lines cheap cruises princess cruises disney cruise carnival cruise lines discount cruises norwegian cruise lines celebrity cruises cruise critic carnival cruise line cruise ships cruise deals norwegian cruise line princess cruise lines disney cruises royal caribbean cruises tom cruise scientology video alaska cruise last minute cruises princess cruise jake cruise royal caribbean cruise alaska cruises cruise ship cruise reviews tom cruise scientology princess cruise line cruise patrol alaskan cruises royal caribbean cruise line celebrity cruise royal carribean cruises tom cruise movies disney cruise line naomi cruise royal carribean cruise oceania cruises suri cruise asia cruise norwegian cruise alaskan cruise royal carribean cruise line discount cruise european cruises cruise business springfield oregon crystal cruises how tall is tom cruise caribbean cruises celebrity cruise line last minute cruise deals royal caribbean cruise lines best cruise lines pablo cruise celebrity cruise lines cheap cruise bodrum charter cruises cruise ship jobs caribbean cruise galveston cruises htc touch cruise cruise lines & agents holland america cruises costa cruises cruise vacations singles cruises hawaii cruises royal carribean cruise lines julee cruise holland america cruise line cruise control cruise to cash boob cruise jorge cruise cruise tickets cruise specials disney cruise lines cruise line cruise ship reviews hawaii cruise hawaiian cruises mediterranean cruises oceania discount cruises singles cruise european discount cruises cruise packages msc cruises cruise wear bosphorus dinner cruises cruise shore excursions bodrum gokova yacht cruises cruises only holland america cruise Category: Howto & Style Tags: Elizabeth Calvo
2008 BVI Boat Show Concludes With “Splish-Splash”! | Caribbean ...
This year’s show was a bit quieter than past ones, but it was still the place to be in the Caribbean the first week of November for the Charter Yacht Society members and vacation yacht Brokers. Contact me anytime for information about ...
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2006
This official film features racing action, profiles on yachts and owners, aerial footage, onboard footage, chase boat footage, underwater footage and more. The film is 51 minutes long and is a visual treat with over 50 yachts shown and 11 fascinating interviews with people from the world of Classic Yachts. It is fot sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com
Superyacht Cup Antigua 2006
This is the trailer for the official film of the Superyacht Cup Antigua. The film is an overview of the racing action with Maltese Falcon, Sojana, Pateient Falcon and other super yachts battling it out on the waters off Antigua. It will be for sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com soon.
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2007 - 20th Anniversary
This official film features racing action, profiles on yachts and owners, aerial footage, onboard footage, chase boat footage, underwater footage and more. The film is 37 minutes long and is a visual treat with over 61 yachts shown and 13 fascinating interviews with people from the world of Classic Yachts. It is for sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com
65: Barcelona World Race, Alpha Global Expedition, Slogs
http://www.TheBoaters.TV Ep 65: And They're Off - The Barcelona World Race has Begun! A first in the sport of offshore sailing, The Barcelona World Race is a new two-handed, non-stop round the world yacht race covering 25,000 miles over three months across the planet's most hostile and challenging oceans. Starting and finishing in the Spanish city of Barcelona, the teams of two will be sailing aboard high-performance IMOCA Open 60 monohull racing boats. The race began Sunday, November 11th with each team reporting in to say they had experienced no major difficulties in the first 24 hours. For a look at the teams and their sponsors, as well as to follow the progress of the race through a variety of multimedia formats, including satellite video conferences with the crew onboard the various boats and breathtaking digital photos, please visit http://www.BarcelonaWorldRace.com Also be sure to check out the animated BWR Live Sailing 3D Race Viewer that is tracking the course of the vessels at http://www.LiveSkipper.com And forget fantasy football!LiveSkipper brings you something akin to fantasy sailing, as you can sign up to compete right along side them, evolving in the same racing conditions as your favorite champions. Totally cool! Next up: Adrian Flanagan's Alpha Global Expedition Update Adrian Flanagan, a British Yachtsman determined to sail the first ever single-handed vertical circumnavigation of the globe. Having made it through the Arctic Ocean over the course of the summer, on October 28th---the two year anniversary from when he first set out, and with only about 1,600 miles to go---Flanagan once again had to suspend his circumnavigation attempt due to not having a suitable gap in the weather to proceed. On November 1st, Adrian arrived back in the U.K. to the open arms of his two young sons and a host of fanfare from his supporters where he will now spend the winter working on his book, Over The Top-- already available for pre-order on Amazon (UK)--which will be published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in November 2008. Adrian will return to Norway at the earliest opportunity next year to bring his Barrabas home. We will definitely be ready to cheer him to the finish of this incredible journey! For more information and to read more of Adrian Flanagan's adventures, please visit his website: http://www.AlphaGlobalEx.com. And finally today, it's Sailing the SLOG-osphere... Discover a great sailing blog (a.k.a. slog), and you can virtually, and vicariously, sail the South Seas, live on board, rehab an old boat, or cruise the Caribbean. Here from boating writer Janet Groene are five current "Slogs" worth noting: * Don Pratten reports often on his passage from Fiji to New Zealand. Click here to visit Don's blog. * Read about Anne Crowley, Uwe Dobers, Kara Dobers onboard their Peterson 44 as they leave San Francisco and jump off for the South Seas. * Jessi and Tom buy a 48-foot wooden motoryacht, and their tale ends two years later with the boat for sale. * Travel with Bruce Smith from the Bahamas to the Pacific Northwest on his 50-year-old, 23-foot, fir-planked Norwegian Kutter. * Join 59-year-old British sailor John Allison's voyage onboard his Hanse 461 from the eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Julie's TheBoaters.com Sea-lebrity Profile Pick of the Day is: Captain Sean Sharkey and his 2007 Chapparal SSX 276, Sedation III. See it here: www.theboaters.com/dev/boats/profile?boatId=757 AND his second profile for Sathan, a human-powered boat manufactured by his son and his friends: SAm, THeo, seAN. TheBoaters.TV, hosted by Julie Perry, airs 6-8 minute episodes every M, W, and Friday at http://www.TheBoaters.TV
2008 VICL Boat Show - Paradise Point PARTY Night! | Caribbean ...
You learn what it was like to hangout with 36+ yacht crews and Brokers when they don’t have anyone to worry about other than how to get back to their yachts and hotels after the party. What a FUN time. Great music, food, and drinks for ...
exotic boats and yachts for sale
The term luxury yacht refers to a very expensive privately owned yacht which is professionally crewed. Also known as a super-yacht, a luxury yacht may be either a sailing or motor yacht. Image:Mirabella V.jpg An example of a modern luxury yacht; the Mirabella V under sail.This term began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century when wealthy individuals constructed large private yachts for personal pleasure. Examples of early luxury motor yachts include M/Y (motor yacht) Christina O and M/Y Savarona. Early luxury sailing yachts include Americas Cup classic J class racers like S/Y (sailing yacht) Endeavour and Sir Thomas Lipton’s S/Y Shamrock. The New York Yacht Club hosted many early luxury sailing yacht events at Newport, Rhode Island, during the Gilded Age. More recently, over the last decade or two, there has been an increase in the number and popularity of large private luxury yachts. Luxury yachts are particularly bountiful in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, although increasingly luxury yachts are cruising in more remote areas of the world. With the increase in demand for luxury yachts there has been an increase custom boat building companies and yacht charter brokers. Luxury boat building and yacht charter companies are predominantly based in the United States and Western Europe but are also increasingly found in Australasia, Asia and Eastern Europe. European manufacturers such as Azimut-Benetti and Lürssen dominate the very top end of the yacht building market. Some yachts are used exclusively by their private owners, others are operated all year round as charter businesses, and a large number are privately owned but available for charter part time. Weekly charter fees range from a few tens of thousands of dollars a week to nearly a million dollars a week. This covers the wages of the crew, but not fuel, food and drink, or other incidental expenses. Yachts from 23 metres (75 feet) and up qualify for design awards from the Superyacht Society, but at the bottom end of that scale yachts will not necessarily be crewed and many set the minimum length for a superyacht considerably higher. From around 30 metres (98 feet) and up yachts are almost always crewed. A 45 to 50 metres (148 to 164 feet) yacht, the smallest with a generally accepted claim to superyacht status, will usually be a three decker with cabins for 12 guests (that is a preferred number, more common than either 10 or 14, and is found on yachts across quite a wide size range), and for a crew of a similar size. The accommodation on this type of yacht is typically as follows: Lower deck: exterior swimming platform at the stern; four (sometimes five) guest cabins with en-suite bath or shower rooms aft; engine room amidships; crew quarters forward. Main deck: sheltered exterior deck aft leading into the salon; dining room and galley; entrance amidships; owner's suite forward, usually includes either a study or a second twin stateroom. Upper deck: exterior deck aft, often used for outdoor dining; second salon (often called the sky lounge); staffed bar inside or outside or both; sixth stateroom will be amidships if it is not on the lower deck or part of the owner's suite; gym (may also be on the lower deck or part of the owner's suite); captain's cabin; bridge. Sun deck: on the roof of the upper deck, often features a jacuzzi. A 50 metre yacht will have one or more luxury yacht tenders for reaching shore and other "toys" which may include a speed boat or sailing boat, jet-skis, windsurfing and diving equipment and a Banana boat. Up to date yachts have multiple flat screen televisions and satellite communications. The number of really large yachts has increased rapidly since the 1990s and increasingly only yachts above around 65 metres (213 feet) stand out among other luxury yachts. Yachts of this size are almost always built to individual commissions and cost tens of millions of dollars (most super-yachts cost far more than their owners' homes on land, even though those homes are likely to be among the largest and most desirable). A yacht of this size usually has four decks above the water line and one or two below. It is likely to have a helicopter landing platform. Apart from additional guest cabins, which are likely to include one of more "VIP suites" besides the owner's suite, extra facilities compared to a 50 metre yacht will include some or all of indoor jacuzzis, sauna and steam rooms, a beauty salon, massage and other treatment rooms, a medical centre, a discotheque, a cinema with a film library, plunge pool (possibly with a wave-maker), a playroom, and additional living areas such as a separate bar, secondary dining room, private sitting rooms or a library. There will be more boats and "toys" than there are on a 50 metre yacht. As of 2006 yachts above 100 metres (328 feet) are still sufficiently rare that many yacht enthusiasts can name them all. They typically have five decks above the water line and two below. The very largest yachts have begun to incorporate such features as helicopter hangars, indoor swimming pools and miniature submarines. The burgeoning number of "small" super yachts has led to the introduction of the hyperbolic terms mega-yacht and giga-yacht to demarcate the elite among luxury yachts. This is a list of the world's longest motor yachts in order of their length. Whilst this closely correlates with other measures of size such as tonnage (a measure of volume), displacement (a measure of weight), or accommodation area, the correspondence is not exact, and the rankings should not be taken a definitive ranking by size. However length is the only measurement which is available for all of the world's largest yachts and it is generally used for comparison purposes. Large yachts are colloquially known as superyachts. Some published lists exclude yachts owned by or on behalf of heads of state and since these include the largest yacht in the world this leads to inconsistencies in reported rankings for all major yachts. Rising Sun, which is ranked third in the list below, is often stated to be the largest yacht in the world, and she is the largest yacht which is certainly owned by a private citizen, namely the American software tycoon Larry Ellison. The Al Salamah was once believed to be registered in the name of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, but was then discovered to be registered in the name of Crown Prince Sultan and it is a matter of debate whether she is a state yacht or not. Publicly available information about the Saudi royal family's yachts is minimal. The largest Saudi royal yacht, the Prince Abdul Aziz, was owned by King Fahd and has most likely been taken over by his successor King Abdullah.
Video for megayacht/luxury yacht owners and captains wishing to learn more about the global leader in the marina industry.
2008 VICL Charter Boat Show - Preparing A Yacht For The Show Is ...
Every charter yacht attending this Boat Show is quietly saying, Pick me as your favorite charter yacht to promote to your charter guests who book vacations.
For Groups traveling on a Cruise ship Vacation Save more!
http://awawatravel.com/ 1-877-292-9277 Elizabeth Cellular 305-494-4909 Email Elizabeth: elizabeth@awawatravel.com Video advice and tips for your next cruise vacation from a cruise expert. Email Elizabeth: elizabeth@awawatravel.com Elizabeth Cellular 305-494-4909 ________________________________ [CRUISE] [CRUISE] [CRUISE] [CRUISING] [CRUISING] [CRUISING] [CRUISES] [CRUISES] [CRUISES] "PROMOTIONS' SALES "VACATION CRUISE" "PLAN CRUISE VACATION" {CRUISE LINE} ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY HONEYMOON TRIP PLAN VACATION CHRISTMAS SINGLES CRUISE "SINGLE CRUISE" "SINGLES CRUISES" OCEAN BOAT CRUISE SHIP "CRUISE SPECIALS" "CRUISE DEALS" "CRUISE TIPS" "CRUISE ADVICE" ["CRUISE VIDEO TIPS"] SEA OCEAN PACIFIC "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE" HOLIDAY GET AWAWA WEEK SAVINGS MONEY [CARNIVAL] [CARNIVAL CRUISE AGENT] "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES" "TRAVEL AGENT" ["CRUISE ONLY AGENCY"][CRUISE TRAVEL AGENCY] CRUISE EXPERT "TRAVEL AGENCIES" "SEVEN DAY CRUISE" "WEEKEND CRUISE" cruise specialist SAIL AWAY VACATION cruise counselor cruise expert cruise advice cruise tip cruise how to cruise vacation book a cruise book a cruise online cruising first time planning a cruise vacation miami florida cruise advice cruise line cruise travel agency cruise agencies cruise agencys cruise advisor COSTA CRUISE LINES CRUISE WEST CRYSTAL CRUISES CUNARD LINE DISNEY CRUISE LINE EASYCRUISE GLOBAL QUEST JOURNEYS HEBRIDEAN ISLAND CRUISES HOLLAND AMERICA LINE HURTIGRUTEN IMPERIAL MAJESTY INTRAV: MAJESTIC AMERICA LINE MSC CRUISES NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE OCEANIA CRUISES ORIENT LINES PEARL SEAS CRUISES PETER DEILMANN CRUISES PRINCESS CRUISES REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES RIVERBARGE EXCURSIONS ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAl SEABOURN CRUISE LINE SEA CLOUD CRUISES SEADREAM YACHT CLUb SILVERSEA CRUISES ST. LAWRENCE CRUISE LINES STAR CLIPPERS STAR CRUISES TRAVEL DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL UNIWORLD GRAND RIVER CRUISES VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY WINDJAMMER BAREFOOT CRUISES WINDSTAR CRUISES cARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Celebration, Carnival Destiny, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation, Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Holiday, Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, Carnival Conquest Carnival Glory, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Valor, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Freedom, Royal Caribbean International Grandeur of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Empress of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas, Sovereign of the Seas, Splendour of the Seas, Vision of the Seas, Enchantment of the Seas Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of The Seas, carnival cruise carnival cruises cruise lines cheap cruises princess cruises disney cruise carnival cruise lines discount cruises norwegian cruise lines celebrity cruises cruise critic carnival cruise line cruise ships cruise deals norwegian cruise line princess cruise lines disney cruises royal caribbean cruises tom cruise scientology video alaska cruise last minute cruises princess cruise jake cruise royal caribbean cruise alaska cruises cruise ship cruise reviews tom cruise scientology princess cruise line cruise patrol alaskan cruises royal caribbean cruise line celebrity cruise royal carribean cruises tom cruise movies disney cruise line naomi cruise royal carribean cruise oceania cruises suri cruise asia cruise norwegian cruise alaskan cruise royal carribean cruise line discount cruise european cruises cruise business springfield oregon crystal cruises how tall is tom cruise caribbean cruises celebrity cruise line last minute cruise deals royal caribbean cruise lines best cruise lines pablo cruise celebrity cruise lines cheap cruise bodrum charter cruises cruise ship jobs caribbean cruise galveston cruises htc touch cruise cruise lines & agents holland america cruises costa cruises cruise vacations singles cruises hawaii cruises royal carribean cruise lines julee cruise holland america cruise line cruise control cruise to cash boob cruise jorge cruise cruise tickets cruise specials disney cruise lines cruise line cruise ship reviews hawaii cruise hawaiian cruises mediterranean cruises oceania discount cruises singles cruise european discount cruises cruise packages msc cruises cruise wear bosphorus dinner cruises cruise shore excursions bodrum gokova yacht cruises cruises only holland america cruise Category: Howto & Style Tags: Elizabeth Calvo
2008 BVI Boat Show Concludes With “Splish-Splash”! | Caribbean ...
This year’s show was a bit quieter than past ones, but it was still the place to be in the Caribbean the first week of November for the Charter Yacht Society members and vacation yacht Brokers. Contact me anytime for information about ...
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2006
This official film features racing action, profiles on yachts and owners, aerial footage, onboard footage, chase boat footage, underwater footage and more. The film is 51 minutes long and is a visual treat with over 50 yachts shown and 11 fascinating interviews with people from the world of Classic Yachts. It is fot sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com
Superyacht Cup Antigua 2006
This is the trailer for the official film of the Superyacht Cup Antigua. The film is an overview of the racing action with Maltese Falcon, Sojana, Pateient Falcon and other super yachts battling it out on the waters off Antigua. It will be for sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com soon.
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2007 - 20th Anniversary
This official film features racing action, profiles on yachts and owners, aerial footage, onboard footage, chase boat footage, underwater footage and more. The film is 37 minutes long and is a visual treat with over 61 yachts shown and 13 fascinating interviews with people from the world of Classic Yachts. It is for sale on our website at http://www.acquafilms.com
65: Barcelona World Race, Alpha Global Expedition, Slogs
http://www.TheBoaters.TV Ep 65: And They're Off - The Barcelona World Race has Begun! A first in the sport of offshore sailing, The Barcelona World Race is a new two-handed, non-stop round the world yacht race covering 25,000 miles over three months across the planet's most hostile and challenging oceans. Starting and finishing in the Spanish city of Barcelona, the teams of two will be sailing aboard high-performance IMOCA Open 60 monohull racing boats. The race began Sunday, November 11th with each team reporting in to say they had experienced no major difficulties in the first 24 hours. For a look at the teams and their sponsors, as well as to follow the progress of the race through a variety of multimedia formats, including satellite video conferences with the crew onboard the various boats and breathtaking digital photos, please visit http://www.BarcelonaWorldRace.com Also be sure to check out the animated BWR Live Sailing 3D Race Viewer that is tracking the course of the vessels at http://www.LiveSkipper.com And forget fantasy football!LiveSkipper brings you something akin to fantasy sailing, as you can sign up to compete right along side them, evolving in the same racing conditions as your favorite champions. Totally cool! Next up: Adrian Flanagan's Alpha Global Expedition Update Adrian Flanagan, a British Yachtsman determined to sail the first ever single-handed vertical circumnavigation of the globe. Having made it through the Arctic Ocean over the course of the summer, on October 28th---the two year anniversary from when he first set out, and with only about 1,600 miles to go---Flanagan once again had to suspend his circumnavigation attempt due to not having a suitable gap in the weather to proceed. On November 1st, Adrian arrived back in the U.K. to the open arms of his two young sons and a host of fanfare from his supporters where he will now spend the winter working on his book, Over The Top-- already available for pre-order on Amazon (UK)--which will be published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in November 2008. Adrian will return to Norway at the earliest opportunity next year to bring his Barrabas home. We will definitely be ready to cheer him to the finish of this incredible journey! For more information and to read more of Adrian Flanagan's adventures, please visit his website: http://www.AlphaGlobalEx.com. And finally today, it's Sailing the SLOG-osphere... Discover a great sailing blog (a.k.a. slog), and you can virtually, and vicariously, sail the South Seas, live on board, rehab an old boat, or cruise the Caribbean. Here from boating writer Janet Groene are five current "Slogs" worth noting: * Don Pratten reports often on his passage from Fiji to New Zealand. Click here to visit Don's blog. * Read about Anne Crowley, Uwe Dobers, Kara Dobers onboard their Peterson 44 as they leave San Francisco and jump off for the South Seas. * Jessi and Tom buy a 48-foot wooden motoryacht, and their tale ends two years later with the boat for sale. * Travel with Bruce Smith from the Bahamas to the Pacific Northwest on his 50-year-old, 23-foot, fir-planked Norwegian Kutter. * Join 59-year-old British sailor John Allison's voyage onboard his Hanse 461 from the eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Julie's TheBoaters.com Sea-lebrity Profile Pick of the Day is: Captain Sean Sharkey and his 2007 Chapparal SSX 276, Sedation III. See it here: www.theboaters.com/dev/boats/profile?boatId=757 AND his second profile for Sathan, a human-powered boat manufactured by his son and his friends: SAm, THeo, seAN. TheBoaters.TV, hosted by Julie Perry, airs 6-8 minute episodes every M, W, and Friday at http://www.TheBoaters.TV
2008 VICL Boat Show - Paradise Point PARTY Night! | Caribbean ...
You learn what it was like to hangout with 36+ yacht crews and Brokers when they don’t have anyone to worry about other than how to get back to their yachts and hotels after the party. What a FUN time. Great music, food, and drinks for ...
exotic boats and yachts for sale
The term luxury yacht refers to a very expensive privately owned yacht which is professionally crewed. Also known as a super-yacht, a luxury yacht may be either a sailing or motor yacht. Image:Mirabella V.jpg An example of a modern luxury yacht; the Mirabella V under sail.This term began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century when wealthy individuals constructed large private yachts for personal pleasure. Examples of early luxury motor yachts include M/Y (motor yacht) Christina O and M/Y Savarona. Early luxury sailing yachts include Americas Cup classic J class racers like S/Y (sailing yacht) Endeavour and Sir Thomas Lipton’s S/Y Shamrock. The New York Yacht Club hosted many early luxury sailing yacht events at Newport, Rhode Island, during the Gilded Age. More recently, over the last decade or two, there has been an increase in the number and popularity of large private luxury yachts. Luxury yachts are particularly bountiful in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, although increasingly luxury yachts are cruising in more remote areas of the world. With the increase in demand for luxury yachts there has been an increase custom boat building companies and yacht charter brokers. Luxury boat building and yacht charter companies are predominantly based in the United States and Western Europe but are also increasingly found in Australasia, Asia and Eastern Europe. European manufacturers such as Azimut-Benetti and Lürssen dominate the very top end of the yacht building market. Some yachts are used exclusively by their private owners, others are operated all year round as charter businesses, and a large number are privately owned but available for charter part time. Weekly charter fees range from a few tens of thousands of dollars a week to nearly a million dollars a week. This covers the wages of the crew, but not fuel, food and drink, or other incidental expenses. Yachts from 23 metres (75 feet) and up qualify for design awards from the Superyacht Society, but at the bottom end of that scale yachts will not necessarily be crewed and many set the minimum length for a superyacht considerably higher. From around 30 metres (98 feet) and up yachts are almost always crewed. A 45 to 50 metres (148 to 164 feet) yacht, the smallest with a generally accepted claim to superyacht status, will usually be a three decker with cabins for 12 guests (that is a preferred number, more common than either 10 or 14, and is found on yachts across quite a wide size range), and for a crew of a similar size. The accommodation on this type of yacht is typically as follows: Lower deck: exterior swimming platform at the stern; four (sometimes five) guest cabins with en-suite bath or shower rooms aft; engine room amidships; crew quarters forward. Main deck: sheltered exterior deck aft leading into the salon; dining room and galley; entrance amidships; owner's suite forward, usually includes either a study or a second twin stateroom. Upper deck: exterior deck aft, often used for outdoor dining; second salon (often called the sky lounge); staffed bar inside or outside or both; sixth stateroom will be amidships if it is not on the lower deck or part of the owner's suite; gym (may also be on the lower deck or part of the owner's suite); captain's cabin; bridge. Sun deck: on the roof of the upper deck, often features a jacuzzi. A 50 metre yacht will have one or more luxury yacht tenders for reaching shore and other "toys" which may include a speed boat or sailing boat, jet-skis, windsurfing and diving equipment and a Banana boat. Up to date yachts have multiple flat screen televisions and satellite communications. The number of really large yachts has increased rapidly since the 1990s and increasingly only yachts above around 65 metres (213 feet) stand out among other luxury yachts. Yachts of this size are almost always built to individual commissions and cost tens of millions of dollars (most super-yachts cost far more than their owners' homes on land, even though those homes are likely to be among the largest and most desirable). A yacht of this size usually has four decks above the water line and one or two below. It is likely to have a helicopter landing platform. Apart from additional guest cabins, which are likely to include one of more "VIP suites" besides the owner's suite, extra facilities compared to a 50 metre yacht will include some or all of indoor jacuzzis, sauna and steam rooms, a beauty salon, massage and other treatment rooms, a medical centre, a discotheque, a cinema with a film library, plunge pool (possibly with a wave-maker), a playroom, and additional living areas such as a separate bar, secondary dining room, private sitting rooms or a library. There will be more boats and "toys" than there are on a 50 metre yacht. As of 2006 yachts above 100 metres (328 feet) are still sufficiently rare that many yacht enthusiasts can name them all. They typically have five decks above the water line and two below. The very largest yachts have begun to incorporate such features as helicopter hangars, indoor swimming pools and miniature submarines. The burgeoning number of "small" super yachts has led to the introduction of the hyperbolic terms mega-yacht and giga-yacht to demarcate the elite among luxury yachts. This is a list of the world's longest motor yachts in order of their length. Whilst this closely correlates with other measures of size such as tonnage (a measure of volume), displacement (a measure of weight), or accommodation area, the correspondence is not exact, and the rankings should not be taken a definitive ranking by size. However length is the only measurement which is available for all of the world's largest yachts and it is generally used for comparison purposes. Large yachts are colloquially known as superyachts. Some published lists exclude yachts owned by or on behalf of heads of state and since these include the largest yacht in the world this leads to inconsistencies in reported rankings for all major yachts. Rising Sun, which is ranked third in the list below, is often stated to be the largest yacht in the world, and she is the largest yacht which is certainly owned by a private citizen, namely the American software tycoon Larry Ellison. The Al Salamah was once believed to be registered in the name of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, but was then discovered to be registered in the name of Crown Prince Sultan and it is a matter of debate whether she is a state yacht or not. Publicly available information about the Saudi royal family's yachts is minimal. The largest Saudi royal yacht, the Prince Abdul Aziz, was owned by King Fahd and has most likely been taken over by his successor King Abdullah.