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The halyard is used to raise (hail or hal) the yard when setting the sail. A gaff rigged sail has two; a throat halyard to lift the end of the gaff nearer the mast, and a peak halyard to lift the outer end. A more modern triangular (Bermuda or "Marconi") sail has only one halyard which is attached at its uppermost point (the head).
Through franchising, the club has grown to about 210 locations, 2,400 boats and over 20,000 members. [1] Freedom Boat Club is based on the concept of a shared asset model, which is similar but very different from fractional ownership. Buying a membership gains access to a fleet of boats that are shared among the members of the club.
Gulfstar Yachts was a large manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats and powerboats built in the Tampa Bay, Florida area from 1970 until 1990 when the Viking Yachts purchased the company's assets. [1] Vince Lazzara, one of pioneers of fiberglass sailboat construction, founded the company. Lazzara had previously been one of the founders of Columbia ...
Midland Sailing Club United Kingdom: Birmingham: 1894 Mylor Yacht Club United Kingdom: Mylor: 1963 Netley Cliff Sailing Club United Kingdom: Southampton New Quay Yacht Club United Kingdom: New Quay, Wales: 1951 Penzance Sailing Club United Kingdom: Penzance: 1939 Port Navas Yacht Club United Kingdom: Porth Navas: 1958 Pwllheli Sailing Club
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For example, the "Gowanus Yacht Club" is a beer garden restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, [8] the Van Buren Yacht Club is a bar and hotel in Maine, the "Crystal Bay Yacht Club" is a beach resort in Ko Samui, Thailand [9] and "The Eagle Rock Yacht Club" is a non-profit dodgeball league in Glassell Park, Los Angeles. [10]
The Mug Race is an annual sailing race held on St. Johns River in the US state of Florida. Billed as the "World's Longest River Race", the course starts in Palatka and ends in Jacksonville . To compete, masts must be under 44 feet in order to clear all bridges along the course.
A Florida man sold his 31-foot sailboat in 2019 — then Hurricane Helene washed it ashore 5 years later. Now he’s been threatened with $1,000/day fines if he doesn’t remove it Maurie Backman