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Celebrating 100 issues.
by Marilyn M. Mower
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08/01/2005
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1999
• Alphabet Soup: The euro phases in; SOS and all of Morse code
is phased out; IMO rule
requires automatic GMDSS
equipment instead.
 1999- Originally created to boost Dutch exports after WWII, Feadship celebrates 50
years. By mid-2005, the consortium has launched 305 yachts. (Click image to enlarge)
• Quantum
develops ZeroSpeed
stabilization for
comfort at anchor.
• Benetti
debuts its first composite motor yacht series, the 115' Classic,
helping to
secure Azimut-Benetti’s top listing in this year’s Global Order Book with 20 projects.
2000- Top: Spanish builder Izar delivers world’s fastest
megayacht for the King of Spain, 67-knot Fortuna. Bottom: Ferretti Group acquires Riva and becomes listed on
the Italian stock exchange. The following year it adds Aprea Mare and Mocchi
Craft. The company reverts to private ownership in 2002 after a unwelcome
takeover bid. (Click images to enlarge)
2000
• Italy moves
to the top of builder nations in the Order Book.
 Remember KingCat?
The 70' bubble-ish power catamaran? Neither do we. (Click image to enlarge)
• Delta departs
from all-composite construction with 160' Gallant Lady, its first yacht with an aluminum
hull.
2001
• Furuno
introduces bridge integration with its Network Sounder.
• Ferragamo buys Nautor’s Swan.
• Burger Boat is 100 years old.
• Onassis’ yacht Christina
is refit for charter.
2002
• North American Yacht & Ship delivers 153'
Genesis sparking development of improved
handicapped access on yachts.
• Cantieri di Pisa releases its first tri-deck,
140' Akhir.
• Lazzara steps over the 100-foot barrier.
2003- Top: Dot.com fallout: Orders for large yachts drop for
the first time in a decade, down 4.7 percent to 482 projects. Not to worry, the
following year orders rebound to 507 projects. Bottom: Wally Power 118' is the 50-knot
prototype for Wally’s innovative new carbon fiber motor yacht
line. (Click images to enlarge)
2003
• Paul Allen’s 412' Octopus
becomes the title holder, briefly, of world’s largest private yacht.
2004
• Despite being honored for its contribution to Canadian
exports in 2002, the Charles family pulls the plug on Crescent Custom
Yachts, leaving West Bay SonShip as the only large composite semi-production yacht builder in British
Columbia.
 2004- A year of record breakers: Larry Ellison’s 454'
Rising
Sun is now the world’s largest private yacht. Jim
Clark’s 295' schooner Athena is the world’s largest private sailing
yacht. Mirabella
V (247') launches as world’s largest sloop. Feadship’s
largest-ever title goes to turbine powered 282' Ecstasea.
Tiara
(178') is New Zealand’s largest yacht and first/only sailing yacht with a
helipad. (Click image to enlarge)
• Christensen Shipyards, which built numerous
custom yachts, finds its stride in semi-custom production, pulling a hull
out of its 155 series mold every four months.
• Italian yacht registry and RINA begin
working toward an alternative to MCA certification.
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