Oh really?.....They might have been the Athina and Martella.....two 80' maxi sloops that we own here for sailing.
A danforth?.. that is the name for the spade looking anchors?
Yachts like Tatoosh, Senses and Le Grand Bleu...are real toy carriers.
She is still here on the sugar berth in Barbados....here is a look at her aft from the webcam of the cruise ship...
Nice pic of ZZZ there, are her PWC's safer on the platform that on the bow or on the aft sun deck?
The Lurssen 'Kismet' ex project FALCON is on trials.what a beauty she is.
ok, so now what about the kind of anchors. For the small yachts they use some kind of spade looking anchor for sandy bottoms and graveled...
Thanks everyone for your input, it really helped me to understand better. I seriously thought these things were in adequate for tenders...but now...
I was going to post this last night too but i did not want to seem so perseverent or bugg to many people at the time. I think i asked something...
This was with you 84' Manhattan?
Thanks for your information Bill and Bruno, i know that cruiseships have Mooring winches.and even if i didnt know...i would be safe to assume...
Neil, is this the same vessel you were referring to?..according to the side elevation..she appears to be a close sister to zenobia, excellence III...
Wow, thanks for you info, Bill...so how comes then cruiseships tie with so much tension then...i know i should not be comparing yachts and...
ICE ex AIR......LOL, well i suppose she can do it since she is probably the 1st ultra-modern megayacht with environmentally friendliness in mind....
This is something i always wanted to know about. Why yachts, or most yachts while alongside, have their mooring lines so slack. Do they become...
Yachts such as?....i know Octopus utilizes DPS on many ocasions...but i think she still drops a forward anchor and uses the DPS to keep the stern...
In today's yacht world where technology is so advanced, is it ever so necessary to have anchors? Will we see a time where DPS will be the software...
Today, Octo came back about 9 am...she is berthed Sugar Berth West.. (SBW) She looks the usual..transom door opened....SH helli on the aft pad.
These kinds of things happen, the bigger you build!
Well, after being outside the breakwater yesday...she journied east to anchor off in Carlilse Bay...offf the Hilton. where she spent the rest of...
