One of the most important Scandinavian yacht designers of the 20th century. Born in Denmark and educated as an apprentice shipwright at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in the 1920s. In those years the yard built large sailing and motoryachts. He then later worked as apprentice at Abeking & Rasmussen in Bremen-Lemwerder under the supervision of Henry …
On the day before April Fools Day 2014, the magazine’s publisher will officially retire to pursue his passion “to go boating everyday; back to building some boats.” Carl a lifelong boater, who grew up in California, moved to Maine in 1964 to attend Bowdoin College. After leaving school to pursue a career in yacht design, …
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Carl Eichenlaub passed away early Saturday morning, November 29, 2013, at 83 years old. In a sport full of iconic figures, he stands with the best and will remain one of the most unique. Few people in the sport have the breadth and depth of his talent. A frustrated “Left Coast” (San Diego, California) traditionalist, …
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Freedom Ship Specifications: LOA: 4,500′ / 1371.6m * Beam: 750′ / 228.6m * Height: 350′ / 106.68m * Structural Engineer: Paul Kidwell * Displacement: 3 million Tons * Propulsion: Electric Motors on Pods, 30,000 Horsepower Per Pod (10 Knots Max Speed) * Where Built: Bay of Trujillo, Honduras? * Build Cost: $400.00 per square feet? …
Sailing can bring families together, an excerpt from US Sailing’s interview with Doris and Steve Colgate of the Offshore Sailing School US SAILING: How is learning to sail as a family a positive bonding experience? Doris & Steve: Learning to sail together as a family creates respect, communication and interaction with one another as the …