Uploaded on Oct 4, 2011 Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic guests embark on the historic sailing yacht Sea Cloud, commissioned in the 1930s by E.F. Hutton as a wedding gift for his wife, heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Uploaded on Nov 7, 2010 A giant passenger liner, Admiral Nakhimov, used to be the most comfortable cruiser back in the Soviet Union. The ship boasted a cinema, two swimming pools, a restaurant and several bars. Each night a band played for the passengers. Many people wanted to experience such floating luxury, but only a …
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The Flying P-Liner Tall Ship Preussen, Passat and Pamir in the original film footage with a painting by Lukas Wirp.
Published on Aug 28, 2015 Produced in 1936, this wonderful old film shows a voyage aboard a schooner named Wanderbird around South America. The captain of this vessel is Warwick M. Tompkins of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who later wrote a book about the journey entitled “50 South to 50 South”. For decades, the book has inspired …
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Three Cheers St. Francis Yacht Club for hosting and organizing this spectacular invitational regatta along one of the great waterfronts of the world…..Eight sixes on the Bay! A special thank you to Matt Brooks, from the many classic yacht owners and readers that have followed the progress of DORADE and LUCIE on our web pages, …
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