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Yacht dates back to at least 1938, and is a contemporary of the similar three-dice game Crag. [1] Yahtzee is a later development, similar to Yacht in both name and content. The name Yacht is also used for a number of later dice games that include many features of Yahtzee, being closer to Yahtzee than the original Yacht game. [3] [4]
The boat's name comes from Lulworth Castle, which belonged to her second owner, Herbert Weld, whose grandfather was a charter-member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. [1] The Lulworth (1920) was built by the White Brothers' Yard for Richard H. Lee, who wanted a racing boat to compete in the premier yachting league in Europe: the British "Big Class".
An indie video game or indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher, in contrast to most "AAA" (triple-A) games.
Clube Naval de Lisboa Portugal: Lisbon: 1892 Clube Naval de Ponta Delgada Portugal: Ponta Delgada: 1902 Clube Naval de Sesimbra Portugal: Sesimbra: 1930 Clube Naval de Cascais Portugal: 1938 Club Náutico de San Juan Puerto Rico: San Juan Algoa Bay Yacht Club South Africa: Port Elizabeth: 1959 Imperial Yacht Club South Africa: Muizenberg: 1906
The yacht is owned by Roman Abramovich, and was delivered on 9 December 2010. At 162.5 metres (533 ft 2 in) long [5] Eclipse was the world's longest private yacht until Azzam was launched in April 2013, which is 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) longer. [7] The yacht's cost has been estimated at €340 million. [2]
Alexandra was intended to supplement the larger British royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which had proven too large and unwieldy to carry out all her tasks satisfactorily. The contract for Alexandra ' s construction was the first for a royal yacht to be given through open competition, the assignment going to the experienced River Clyde ...
William H. Hand Jr. (1875–1946) was an American yacht designer. Hand has been described as one of the most prolific yacht designers of the 20th century with an exceptionally good eye for handsome boats. [1] Hand's career began around 1900 with the design of small sailboats, but he soon shifted to V-bottomed powerboats.
The Velux 5 Oceans Race was a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed in stages, managed by Clipper Ventures since 2000. Its most recent name comes from its main sponsor Velux . Originally known as the BOC Challenge , for the title sponsor BOC , the first edition was in 1982.