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Jessica Watson to Speak at 2010 Sydney International Boat Show

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Jessica Watson, the 17-year-old Australian sailor who claims the title as the youngest person to sail around the world solo, is officially confirmed to be the special guest speaker at the Sydney International Boat Show that runs from July 29 to August 2, 2010. Known as the “darling of the high seas”, Jessica will share her amazing story and her highly anticipated book launch with the public at the boat show.

The Sydney International Boat Show is expecting over 70,000 attendees, making it the largest boat show in the Southern Hemisphere. Located at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre & Cockle Bay Marina in Darling Harbour, there will be plenty to see at this exciting event. Those interested in power or sail boating will see vessels of both types in a display designed to show the classic and creative alternative to modern craft. The annual photo gallery and competition is another unique way for yacht enthusiasts to get involved by submitting a photo of their favorite recreational boating moment.

Along with Jessica Watson, other guest speakers will include the Norris Family who will share their remarkable boating journeys at the show and offer the audience a firsthand insight into these personal experiences which changed their lives.

Atlantic Yacht and Ship is a yacht brokerage supplying power and custom motor yachts, specializing in the brokerage of quality motor yachts and sports fishing vessels. Located in the heart of the “Venice of America” and yachting capital of the world of Fort Lauderdale, Atlantic has over 50 years of continuous service in the international yachting industry and is committed to offering great product knowledge and close attention to detail.

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Long Beach Yacht Club Hosts Southern California Yachting Association’s 81st Midwinter Regatta

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Out of over 30 yacht clubs on the West coast, Long Beach Yacht Club hosted the Southern California Yachting Association’s 81st Midwinter Regatta.

A longstanding tradition kicking off the Southern California racing season, the Midwinter Regatta began in 1928 and has since developed into the United States’ largest regatta event, with over 600 vessels and 80 classes registering, including cruisers, Performance Handicap Racing Fleet, dinghies, multihull, canoes and model sailboats.

Both days of the regatta, crews faced steady winds at 15-20 knots, creating choppy seas to challenge the sailors. Participants came from yacht clubs all over– San Diego, the Pacific Coast, Arizona and the Channel Islands.

A few injuries were incurred from the rough seas, including a crewman aboard the White Knight, Zoltan Katinszky’s Farr 40 vessel. He lost his footing down below while stowing the spinnaker and had a severe head injury. The White Knight immediately pulled out of the race and he was brought to a local hospital.

The Farr 40 fleet winner was the Dark Star, Jeff Janov’s vessel from the Cal Yacht Club. This yacht ended Saturday four points ahead of Piranha, David Voss’ boat. Voss trailed behind Janov the entire day on Sunday and Janov kept the four points for the win.

With over 50 years of continued service within the yachting industry and community, Atlantic Yacht and Ship is committed to providing unparalleled product knowledge and meticulous attention to detail. We are pleased to have vast experience, referral clients and testimonials that speak for our dedication and level of customer commitment.

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Missing Yacht Sailor Continues Circumnavigation Journey

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

52-year old Paddy Macklin left Falmouth, Cornwall in mid-December with a goal to sail the globe the old fashioned way. Choosing to set sail sans any corporate support or high-tech gadgets, Macklin funded the trip himself, packing 600 days’ worth of food and beverages.

He stayed in touch with family daily by using a satellite telephone. But just a couple weeks into the journey aboard The Tessa, his 27 foot yachts, former painter and interior decorator Macklin was not heard from. Believed by his family to have caught trouble off the west coast of France where violent storms were brewing, Macklin hadn’t contacted his family as normally scheduled, causing concern.

His worried family contacted the coast guard and a search operation was launched to find him. Spanish and French coastguards failed to make contact with him. An aircraft from Spain set out to search the last-known position of Macklin’s yacht, but came up empty-handed. The search was launched after Macklin radioed coastguards saying he was facing dangerous weather conditions 200 miles from the coast.

Meanwhile, Macklin had packed away his satellite phone to keep it from getting wet during the poor weather conditions in the Bay of Biscay. A former painter and decorator, Macklin even heard reports over the radio that he had gone missing. However, to protect his phone, he didn’t make any calls until late on Friday. The British Coast Guard search operation could have been avoided had Macklin purchased a simple location-finding device. Regardless, the optimistic Macklin stated his intentions are to “recapture the spirit of true amateurism in sailing”.

If you’re in the south Florida area and want to gain your sea legs or add another vessel or yacht to your collection, a visit with Atlantic Yacht and Ship will provide you with a number of options for your desired experience. Atlantic Yacht and Ship is America’s oldest and most respected supplier of power & custom motor yachts. Atlantic specializes in the brokerage of quality Motor Yachts, Sport Fisherman, Express Cruisers, and Trawlers. With over 50 years of continued service within the yachting industry and community, Atlantic Yacht and Ship is committed to providing unparalleled product knowledge and meticulous attention to detail. We are pleased to have vast experience, referral clients and testimonials that speak for our dedication and level of customer commitment.

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Fort Lauderdale Boasts Port for World’s Largest Passenger Ship

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The world’s largest passenger ship ever built is about to set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Royal Caribbean’s new Oasis of the Seas makes her maiden voyage this weekend, sailing to the islands of St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and to Nassau in the Bahamas. But who cares where you’re going, when the ship itself is beyond a fun-filled destination?

After a 2-day sneak preview cruise for the media and travel agents, the Oasis has generated a lot of buzz. The ship includes the first stand-alone Coach store at sea, and features a mini-golf course, ice-skating rink, climbing walls and surf machines.

Nearly as tall as a 20-story building and 100 feet longer than an aircraft carrier, the 225,000 tons the vessel features 2165 crewmembers, sixteen decks for passengers and beds for nearly 6,300 guests.

The Oasis was built featuring groundbreaking design features with a split structure opening up the interior space to the outdoors. This provdes hundreds of cabins that feature balcony and ocean breezes.

Neighborhoods were created aboard the vessel, where a carousel and aquatic theature are located in a boardwalk area, and the main showroom and a variety of nightclubs, jazz clubs and a comedy club reside on Deck 4 in Entertainment Place.

Central Park features an open atrium displaying over 12,000 live trees, plants and vines. Stone walkways wind through the park, and a variety of restaurants line the walk. Guests can quickly forget they’re out to sea while on the Oasis, a self-contained resort with endless ameneties and entertainment including productions of the Broadway hit “Hairspray.”

Also based in Fort Lauderdale, Atlantic Yacht and Ship is America’s oldest and most respected supplier of power & custom motor yachts. Atlantic specializes in the brokerage of quality Motor Yachts, Sport Fisherman, Express Cruisers, and Trawlers. With over 50 years of continued service within the yachting industry and community, Atlantic Yacht and Ship is committed to providing unparalleled product knowledge and meticulous attention to detail. We are pleased to have vast experience, referral clients and testimonials that speak for our dedication and level of customer commitment.

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Nautical News- Treasured Sailboat Goes to Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Mississippi welcomes a hefty donation toward a Biloxi museum, to which Tulane University granted $390,000 and a historic sailboat in exchange for a promise for the museum to preserve the sailboat for at least 99 years.

In the 1950s, a young Ralph Wood Pringle was one of a short list of mariners permitted to steer Albert Baldwin Wood’s beloved vessel. Pringle, a great-nephew of Wood, recently recalled, “She was very fast and a lot of fun… She was balanced perfectly; you would hold the tiller and there would be no pressure on it. He had the mast raked just right, tilted just a little aft.”

Pringle’s great uncle Albert Baldwin Wood was the general superintendent of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board in the 40s and 50s. Pringle recently participated in relocating the Nydia from Wood’s alma mater of Tulane University, and secured it in a new and more high-profile location: the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.

Built in the Johnson Shipyard around 1898 and believed to be the only Johnson boat left, The Nydia “represents the ultimate in boat-building skills, a pure example of Biloxi boat building,” according to executive director of the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi, Robin Krohn David.

The museum plans to display the Nydia in the museum’s main atrium, with her mast rigged. The Nydia was constructed in Biloxi’s Back Bay, of cypress and steam-bent oak. Johnson Ship Yard was owned by a Biloxi native William N. Johnson, who was renowned for creating fast vessels.

Atlantic Yacht and Ship is America’s oldest and most respected supplier of power & custom motor yachts. Atlantic specializes in the brokerage of quality Motor Yachts, Sport Fisherman, Express Cruisers, and Trawlers. With over 50 years of continued service within the yachting industry and community, Atlantic Yacht and Ship is committed to providing unparalleled product knowledge and meticulous attention to detail. We are pleased to have vast experience, referral clients and testimonials that speak for our dedication and level of customer commitment.

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