South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Stephen and I speak English, Afrikaans, and a little Sotho. Amazing animals live in South Africa: Three of the five fastest land animals: the cheetah (63 miles per hour), the wildebeest, and the lion. World’s largest animals […]
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We are pleased to introduce the new McConaghy S49 catamaran, an exciting luxury performance cruising yacht. Construction by McConaghy Boats and design by Schionning Yacht Design makes for a winning combination. The S49 Catamaran has style, pedigree, and performance. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/04/14 Stephen Cockcroft McConaghy Catamarans 1-804-815-5054 Introducing the McConaghy S49 Catamaran An exciting
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The Space Between An In-Depth Look at Bridgedeck Clearance for Catamarans – By Sackville Currie of Multihull Design Bridgedeck clearance (the height of the bridgedeck above the water) is crucial for catamaran’s seaworthiness and crew comfort. Because bridgedeck clearance can be seen at a glance, and is easily measured, even an inexperienced sailor can evaluate
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Cheap yachts sounds like an oxymoron. But there are times of the year when you can find catamaran sailboats for sale at lower prices than at other times of the year. Saving on luxury yachts for sale is very dependent on the time of year and the region you find the boat of your dreams.
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Our Meeting With NASA Astronaut: Coincidence Or Destiny? On Friday, June 19th 2014, we had dinner with two very interesting fellows from Bakri Cono Marine, Philippe Guenat (chairman of the technical advisory board) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (member of the advisory board). Bakri Cono, as a company, is completely devoted to using alternative energy sources like
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Watch this video to learn to safely and confidently navigate inland waterways and rivers. https://youtu.be/wT5o_cRV3g0
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Crewed Yacht Ownership in a Nutshell Our experienced yacht buyer brokerage team assists and guides future yacht owners on how to operate a catamaran as a high-end charter vessel. We show you how to maximize charter income while offsetting the cost of yacht ownership. Whether you want to own and operate your own crewed yacht
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Question from a Catamaran Guru Subscriber: I was wondering if you have ever written an article about in-boom and in-mast furling for catamarans? Any experience with those systems? What are your opinions about it? If a boat did not come with such a system, can you retrofit it even though the boat was not designed
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The editor of Cruising World Magazine, Mark Pilsbury, set us a challenge with a recent [June 2014] post of a list of the “The 40 Best Catamarans and Trimarans. Ever.” We went through the list and while we agree that each of the multihulls has a place on the list, we have a few of
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Debuted September 2014 at Cannes Boat Show Leveraging its legendary technology and know-how developed over many years through its prestigious brand name, Catana is now focusing on cruising catamarans. The new Bali 4.5 will be built in the same tradition of Catana with the most advanced technology, lightweight and fast but with: Increased living space
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News Update 06/20/14: Section 179 In Limbo For Now The White House threatened vetoes of both bills stating that the administration supports extension of the expensing provision with revenue offsets. The law stands as it was for 2013 for now. We are waiting for an update, however it is business as usual for us on
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A Heavenly Indulgence Taste of Heaven, the local bakery in Bimini, Bahamas, across from the Bimini Big Game Club, has the best Bimini bread according to the locals I met during my quest for this slightly sweet, buttery white bread. They start the baking process at 4 am and by 8 am, when they open
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You have done some chartering on sailing boats and love it! Owning a sailing boat in some exotic location has been a dream of yours for years but you just don’t know where to start and who to ask. What is involved in placing a sailing catamaran into a charter fleet? Confused by all the chatter
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Compare Yacht Charter Management Programs Through our partnership with Dream Yacht Sales and other yacht management companies, we offer versatile options to own a luxury yacht operating in one of many exotic locales. Our programs offer options that help you enjoy your yacht more by avoiding most of, or part of, the operational responsibilities and
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I usually cook this dish from memory with a little bit of this and little bit of that adding “whatever” until it tastes good. So feel free to add your own flair to this dish. It also tastes so much better a day or so later when all the flavors have had time to meld.
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Stephen and I have made numerous ocean passages, some lasting only a few days and others several weeks at a time. The longest passage that we sailed was from Cape Town, South Africa via St. Helena Island to Fortaleza, Brazil in South America, and then Miami. It was a total of 42 days at sea.
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Aboard Catamaran Zuri -by Our Very Able Crew, The Rainfords The Rainfords bought a catamaran, Persistence (sister ship to Zuri), from us in 2010. We have remained good friends ever since. They have always wanted to take an offshore trip with us to further hone their sailing skills. This offshore passage from Florida to the
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Owning and sailing a catamaran, or any boat for that matter, is a glorious adventure. Paying for maintenance, insurance, dockage, new “must-have” equipment, and other bills is an inglorious adventure as you watch the sum add up monthly. But, there are ways to reduce the overall cost of owning a yacht so you can get
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