Category: Latest Classic Yacht News

Soon-to-be largest catamaran show in the world launches at Pier 66 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2015) – With the goal of developing the largest catamaran show in the world, organizers of the 56th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) have announced the addition of Catamaran Cove. Located at the Pier 66 show location, …

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On view September 19, 2015 to January 3, 2016 Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts (PEM) in the: Dodge Gallery 2     PEM presents the first major American exhibition of Theo Jansen’s famed kinetic sculptures. Dynamic and interdisciplinary, Jansen’s Strandbeests (“beach animals”) blur the lines between art and science, sculpture and performance. The exhibition …

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Published on Oct 18, 2015 Just under 100 boats attended the Sydney amateur Sailing Club’s Gaffer’s Day regatta on Sydney Harbour today. In the “Ranger Couta Boats” division of 25 yachts the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull skippered his Couta Gaffer in a very fickle 8 knot breeze. The first part of the race was …

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Published on Sep 26, 2015 Invited speaker Jim Hunt, son of C Raymond Hunt presents on his father and his yacht design lifetime works.    

Weather forecasts are boring – developer, pilot and a kite surfer from the Czech Republic decided to do something about it. He used an open source code from the Earth project and developed Windyty – one of those websites where you can lose a lot of time just staring and trying new views. The project …

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