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About The Wilmington Rowing Club

August 21, 2016 Yacht Lifestyle

Rowing with the Wilmington Rowing Club is definitely educational for the new members. The Christina River that is in Wilmington definitely showcases the Wilmington Rowing Club boathouse that is set by its shores. The premier member of the club is Lydia Turner, who is now 88 years of age. Being a native of Wilmington she is originally from Germany.

She started rowing first when she was 16 years of age. She then settled in the US with an American soldier. Here she continued the craft. Today she is considered a stalwart member of the rowing club.

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Royal Huisman Sailing Yacht offered for sale

April 7, 2016 Yacht Lifestyle

With a rich history of making custom-built aluminum-made yachts up to ninety-meters in length dating back to the late nineteenth century, the Royal Huisman is one of the most honored superyacht shipyards.

This Dutch institution is behind some of the most well known sloops, schooners as well as ketches in history, and that includes Athena, Twizzle and Hyperion.
Y.CO, one the leading yacht brokerage firm in the world, is really very excited to feature yet another magnificent Royal Huisman yacht as February’s featured yacht for sale – it is the forty-meters S/Y ANTARES. Constructed in the year 2005, this aluminum-hulled ketch has only completed a full refit, complete repaint as well as ten-year classification survey as well as it is in faultless condition. An all new owner could anticipate lots of adventure onboard this magnificent sailing yacht.
For possible owners looking to buy a yacht with already-established world cruising ancestry, S/Y ANTARES’ is all set to cruise Mediterranean sea, Caribbean as well as other deepest and remote places of the world. The vessels comfortably cruises at fourteen knots. Capable of high gear performance sailing, mainsail could be hoisted under power in two minutes and her key sail covering alterations are also power operated.

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Croatian vessel maker introduces second yacht

November 9, 2015 Yacht Lifestyle

Brodosplit, the largest shipyard of Croatia, has introduced their 2nd pleasure yacht, the sixty meter Katina, back in June this year that was then showcased to the public for the very first time at recent Monaco Yacht Show. The custom made 4-deck vessel is built with a steel hull as well as aluminum superstructure and it features a hugely voluminous interior because of her square design shapes.

Ali Getz, a Turkish designer, realized the owner’s idea of an unlittered exterior image concentrating on linear blueprint cues like her continues wrap around exterior decks and uninterrupted profile lines. Accrording to a Croatian yacht charter company’s blurb, the grand sundeck region is dedicated to outdoor living with several sunbathing regions as well as a raised platform for Jacuzzi.

Brodosplit

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Nick Thompson happy at his Rio call

October 1, 2015 Yacht Lifestyle

Nick Thompson, a Lymington-born sailor, has expressed his relief after he was named in the Team GB team for the Olympic Games next summer. The twenty-nine-year-old world champ, was a bronze medalist of last year’s Olympic test event. Now he is set to be a part of the Great Britain team in Rio.

Speaking about his happiness, Nick said that he has been attempting very hard for a long time to be selected for an Olympics. He has done 3 Olympic cycles full-time and almost more, and to not actually have had the scope to represent his country has been utterly disappointing.

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