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Classic yacht tenders part III

21 September 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Handling and storage Not every yacht has, like Octopus, the luxury of a floodable garage the size of a dry dock for a sizeable yacht. The relative lack of both […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Talitha’s funnels

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on April 22, 2020 Talitha was built by Krupp among a series of similar looking yachts of which we still have at least four in existence today. During her […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Keeping original engines?

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on April 28, 2020 Several large pre-war steam yachts were refitted in the last 50 years. They usually received diesel engines instead of the original turbines. There are very […]

 The Conservation Conversation

What’s in a name?

19 August 202126 November 2022 Bernard

Published on May 6, 2020 A yacht is a very personal possession. It is therefore natural for a new owner to rename yachts when they change hands. There was a […]

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Access to the water.

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on May 13, 2020 “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” This very […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Yacht etiquette (part 1)

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on May 20, 2020 Etiquette for yachts, and other boats too for that matter, is a long, complicated and sometimes controversial subject. It affects many parts of the life […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Classic yacht tenders

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on June 3, 2020 I have started a previous article by pointing out that the use people made of “luxury yachts” in the roaring twenties is fundamentally different from […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Choice of a classic tender

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on June 11, 2020 It is very easy to take a shortcut and propose a nice Riva Ariston or some pretty and well known similar craft for a classic […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Large classic sailing yachts.

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on June 18, 2020 Seriously? Classic sailing yacht are single decked small affairs. When they are not exclusively used for racing, they tend to be converted fishing smacks and […]

 The Conservation Conversation

Fairing and gloss paint for a classic?

19 August 202117 November 2022 Bernard

Published on October 8, 2020 Over the last years, I have been offered many times ceramic treatment to restore the gloss on our ship. That tells me that some people […]

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