Marilyn Mower
Writer and Editor at Freelance
News and opinions about Boats, yachts, Megayachts, Superyachts, sailing and yacht design from someone who knows
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2 months ago |
dockwalk.com | Marilyn Mower
Captain Phil Parker-Larkin reels in a new era of sportfishing at the helm of Special One. From the outset, Special One was envisioned as a sportfisher on a superyacht scale — 171ft of power and prowess. With six towering decks, dual outriggers and a shark fin-like silhouette that leaves no doubt about her purpose, she was built to outpace, outfish and outshine anything on the water. At the command is Captain Phil Parker-Larkin. A fisherman at heart? Not quite.
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May 16, 2024 |
boatinternational.com | Marilyn Mower
The path to building the new Nilaya began with a years-long refinement of ideas. The subject under consideration was how to replace a 34-metre high-performance cruiser delivered by Baltic in 2010, a boat with plenty of podium finishes and many miles of family cruising over 12 years. This would be, in other words, the difficult follow-up to a smash hit.
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Feb 13, 2024 |
boatinternational.com | Marilyn Mower
When Dutch builder Royal Huisman delivered Sea Eagle, it noted that the schooner was its longest yacht yet, the ninth largest sailing yacht in service and the world’s second-largest all-aluminium sailing yacht. It wasn’t that long ago that building such a large bluewater sailing yacht solely in aluminium would have raised many an eyebrow.
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Oct 26, 2023 |
boatinternational.com | Marilyn Mower
“Iwas nine months pregnant with our youngest daughter when Rich said, ‘We need to go to Fort Lauderdale this weekend to see a boat,’” Tami Frain recalls of their early steps into yachting. “I said that I didn’t think I was supposed to fly but he convinced me it would be OK if I could go and be back in Chicago the same day.
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Oct 13, 2023 |
boatinternational.com | Marilyn Mower
Teak decking has long been regarded a superyacht’s crowning glory, but the controversy around “conflict wood” from Myanmar forced the industry to come up with ethical and sustainable alternatives. Marilyn Mower speaks to the pioneers leading a new wave of deck innovation. We’ve known for decades that teak decking, the golden crown of a fine private yacht, has become problematic. Particularly contentious is old-growth Myanmar (Burmese) teak, or Tectona Grandis.
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