Wake Ignorance The subplot in this saga is that there are those, even with "Capt" before their name, who do not seem to understand the concept...
No Signs Required The law is simple and straightforward, "You are responsible for your wake," period.
Read the words...... I would venture that a South America to Polynesia transit clearly QUOTE "proved trans-Atlantic capability." UNQUOTE....
Interesting discussion. Blackwater's bid to charge ship owner's for transit protection is no surprise, and they are even hosting a conference...
To be clear, a few years ago LRAD was required to be reclassified as a "nuisance" device downgraded from a "defensive" weapon. Maritime...
Thank you for all of the kind comments from our YF friends. I used two different shipyards in Seattle both located on Lake Union: Northlake...
The crew was loading and provisioning the SuRI for her transit down to Los Angeles and on to New Zealand. The helicopter is only up on the heli...
Nevak - great photo. I never had a chance to stop on the bridge to get that shot. Can you email the hi-res picture to me? Thank you, Stan
Thank you for the kind words, Nevak. And to Yachtluver, we are working on some photos to share with the YF members.
Suri Delivered! Suri has been delivered to the apparently happy owner and is enroute New Zealand via Los Angeles from Seattle. She raised...
While the MCA Large Yacht Code remains in draft form, we have had it confirmed to us (YES and our naval architectural firm, Kirilloff & Assoc...
For requirements up to 25 per, I opt for one life raft, after that we go to 2 equals per side. Although you have 2 more rafts to...
The Flume technology works exceptionally well on vessels with large righting moments as has been demonstrated once again on sea trials of the...
Latest we have from MCA/CAA is .82 X D for commercial heli-pads.
I skipped over your ?, YL. My point is the economy of time and money of the conversion is lost if there are not platforms appropriate to the...
I (we @ Yes) would be happy to look at any "other than yacht" conversions. Our last completed project (Dec 07) we converted and refit a research...
Raises an interesting question, YL. What is the basis for such a large vessel? Having personally established the offshore supply vessel (OSV)...
The owner of SuRi has retained YES to design a larger conversion which would offer all of the capabilities of a yacht escort ship while providing...
Client develops his wish list and YES helps with the sourcing and outfitting.
The SuRi will carry an A-Star helicopter, 30 foot custom-made aluminum amphibious landing craft with bow ramp, hand-made 60 knot classic varnished...
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