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In the simplest of terms, it's a semi-formal style of dress typically worn on early evening and late afternoon occasions. "Cocktail attire was first popularized in the 1920s as women in the U.S. moved ...

Originaly the pond yacht model compition of the R boat were used to raise funds to sent the boat back to the R Boat Nationals at Larchmont NY back in the mid twenties. With West Coast skipper Matt Walsh at the helm "Pirate" won the R Nationals that year and brought the trophy back to the West Coast.

Perhaps it is a yacht phenomenon. Those are the types that push the envelope and get the speed results on the race track ( which of course includes windward performance as one of the more important criteria.)

Yacht harbours are no longer set up for pure sailing. If you're going to be using short-term slips and other congested facilities, you'd better have an engine. outofthenorm Old dog with new tricks Join Date:Mar 2005 Posts:2908 Share Tweet #6 12-21-2009, 08:42 PM

Following several years of chartering in the West Indies, it was decided to completely gut CARIAD I and restore her to her original style and beauty. This was commenced in Antigua, West Indies in January 1981 and, when the vessel returned to England to participate in Cowes Week in 1983, the work was completed by Southampton Yacht Services.

I always liked the 45' Consolidated motor yacht "Rum Runner" in the Paul Newman film Absence of Malice. Boaters Ian and Ngaire Carline of New Zealand passed their boat Nan through the Peterborough Lift Lock on Friday, the 99th lock that they have gone through since starting a voyage in Maine heading towards Georgian Bay.

Balancing a small unbalasted boat is not the same as balancing a yacht. when you move around in the unbalasted boat, you change all the factors. a couple of passengers and its another story.