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Robert Tucker (died 1998) [1] was a sailor and boat designer from the United Kingdom. His designs covered a wide range of yachts, but he is principally known for smaller models, of which one source names 18 varieties dating from 1954 to 1972. [2] He is notable for having designed one of the first trailer sailers, the Silhouette. [3] [4]
The company was founded in 1959 in the town of Bradford on Avon in the English county of Wiltshire, and moved to its current location in the 1960s.During the 1990's the hulls were built in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, initially under license by Galt Composites & later as part of Avon Inflatables.
Practical Boat Owner was started in 1967. [3] The founding editor was Denny Desoutter. [2] In 2002, it was announced that Sarah Norbury would become editor. [4] [5] She was later replaced by David Pugh. [6] From 2018, the magazine was edited by Robert Melotti, and then Alison Wood.
The Onedin Line is a classic BBC drama series set in 19th century Liverpool, and narrating the changing fortunes of the ambitious Captain James Onedin and his family. [2] A 55-minute pilot episode for the series aired as part of BBC One's Drama Playhouse strand on 7 December 1970, produced by Anthony Coburn.
1974 Drascombe Lugger "Roamer" sailing East Bay Florida. The word Drascombe is a trademark that was first registered by John Watkinson who applied it to a series of sailing boats which he designed and built in the period 1965–79 and sold in the United Kingdom (UK).
The boat is powered by twin 115 hp (86 kW) Yamaha 4-stroke outboard engines that have been inversion-proofed to ensure the engines are still operational after a capsize. Like previous RIBs, it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism that deploys an airbag mounted atop the A-frame.
Originally named Poole Power Boats, the company was founded by brothers Robert and John Braithwaite in 1969. The company changed its name to Sunseeker International in 1985 and has since become a global icon. Its headquarters and main assembly facility is in Poole Harbour, at Poole in Dorset, England.
List of active Royal Marines military watercraft is a list of landing craft and other watercraft in service with the Royal Marines.It consists of a varied fleet of landing craft, patrol vessels and special forces watercraft (I.e. mini submarines etc.) maintained by the Royal Navy and designed to transport the Royal Marines or special forces from ship to shore as well as conduct river or ...