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Oswald Martin Watts, FRAS, FIN [1] (18 March 1901 – 1 November 1985) was a master mariner and nautical author who founded the ship chandlers and yacht brokerage Captain O. M. Watts. He had a large showroom and mail order department at 49 Albemarle Street, London W1
Today's chandlers deal more in goods typical for fuel-powered commercial ships (oil tanker, container ship, and bulk carrier) including maintenance supplies, cleaning compounds, and food stores for the crew. A distinguishing feature of a ship chandler is the high level of service demanded and the short time required to fill and deliver orders.
Arthur Beale is a yacht-chandler that stocks a wide variety of nautical equipment and accessories. The business started as the rope-maker John Buckingham by the nearby Fleet river in the 16th century and was based in premises in Bloomsbury until 2021.
After his younger brother David died in 1873 and his wife in 1874, Duncan adopted their young son, William Butler Duncan II (1862–1933). [ 4 ] The younger Duncan was a leader in American yacht racing and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1882. he served on the USS Yankee in the Spanish–American War .
As these provided ships' stores, chandlery came to refer to a shop selling nautical items for ships and boats, although for a time they were called ship-chandleries to distinguish them. Americans used the term chandlery for these ship-chandleries, [5] but tended to prefer the term chandler's shop. Both terms are still in use.
Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club 1938 Wawasee Yacht Club: Charles Gabor Lake Mohawk Yacht Club: 1939 Los Angeles Yacht Club: Walter Hall Bob Hall Lake Merritt Sailing Club 1940 Canandaigua Yacht Club: Darby Metcalf Fred Schenck Los Angeles Yacht Club: 1941 Fort Worth Boat Club: Darby Metcalf George Lounsberry Los Angeles Yacht Club: 1942
Seattle Yacht Club is a yacht club and historic building in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is a member of International Council of Yacht Clubs. [2]
YACHTICO was founded by Steffen Bruenn in 2010 and launched the yacht vacation booking platform in May 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a European focus. [2] [3] YACHTICO started with almost 10,000 yachts operated by local charter companies mainly in Europe and in the Caribbean.