Trawler News #115/Latest developments on the trawler scene

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T R A W L E R   N E W S 
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Broadcast on the Internet 04/19/04
Read this edition online with photos and additional text at 
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IN THIS ISSUE #115
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Northern Marine 9800 introduced
Grand Banks fleet to head for Europe
Nordhavn rally open to additional entries
Readers scoff at amphibus circumnavigation
Crisis on the Atlantic ICW
Brief and noteworthy
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FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE IT ALL, A SKY LOUNGE ON THEIR TRAWLER
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By the Editors

No matter how we calculate the amount of money in 
the bank relative to the amount of money one can 
spend on recreation, you will need a net worth of 
perhaps $10 million in order to be able to 
acquire the latest offering in high-end trawler 
yachts from Northern Marine.

The Northern Marine 9800 Expedition Yacht will be 
the new flagship of the Anacortes, Washington, 
builder. Hull #1 has been sold and is under 
construction for launch in early 2006.

The yacht looks sleek, despite being 95 feet on 
deck. A distinctive touch comes from the sky 
lounge with an aft-facing, wraparound window that 
is on the same level but separated from the 
pilothouse.

The latest model was conceived in house at 
Northern Marine, with a staff of naval architects 
led by Stuart Archer and drafting personnel 
handling all design work. 

   http://www.northernmarine.com/yachts/exp/9800.html

Two weeks ago, Northern Marine launched 
Timberwolf, the second vessel in the Northern 
Marine 5700 series that made its debut with Raven 
last fall. Hulls #3 and #4 are under 
construction. Northern Marine's smallest offering 
is 55 feet on deck.

   http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_109.htm

In other developments, Richard "Bud" LeMieux, 
president, and George Huston, chief executive 
officer, the two principals of Northern Marine, 
have joined with Rusty Preston, formerly chairman 
of Westport Shipyard, to form a new corporate 
entity called Northern Motor Yachts of which 
Northern Marine becomes a subsidiary.

Corporate headquarters and production facilities 
remain in Anacortes, Washington. Preston will be 
responsible for sales and marketing from a new 
office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Northern Marine Inc.
http://www.northernmarine.com
tel: 360.299.8400
mailto:sarcher@northernmarine.com

Northern Motor Yachts LLC.
http://www.northernmotoryachts.com
tel: 954.316.6008
mailto:rpreston@northernmotoryachts.com

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GRAND BANKS FLEET TO HEAD FOR EUROPE IN 2005
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Grand Banks is organizing a trans-Atlantic 
adventure for its owners, but it won't be quite 
as challenging as the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally.

In August 2005, about 25 Grand Banks will be 
shipped from Florida to England where their 
owners will begin a month-long European cruise in 
company.

Owners will meet their boats in England to start 
the cruise by participating in a United Kingdom 
GB owners' rendezvous. From there, the fleet will 
proceed along the English coast to Falmouth, 
cross the English Channel, arriving in Brest in 
Brittany. The cruise will then take in the 
northern coast of Brittany to Normandy, stopping 
in several ports of call, including St. Malo, 
Jersey and Guernsey. The fleet will follow the 
northern coast of France into Belgium, taking the 
River Schelde to Antwerp, then rivers and canals 
to Amsterdam.  The organized portion of the trip 
will likely conclude with the Dutch Amicale 
Rendezvous in the last week of August.

Grand Banks has not determined exact numbers yet, 
but it will likely be around 25 vessels from the 
U.S. To start the application process, e-mail 
<europetrip@grandbanks.com> your name, e-mail 
address, and particulars about your Grand Banks.

   http://www.grandbanks.com

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NORDHAVN RALLY OPEN TO ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
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Those who have been to sea on long ocean voyages 
will tell you that the most difficult part of 
passagemaking is leaving the dock. All kinds of 
factors can conspire to prevent getting under 
way, as entries in this summer's Nordhavn 
Atlantic Rally are discovering.

Half a dozen entries have dropped out, opening 
the door for additional, qualified vessels to 
participate in the historic event. To qualify, 
all vessels must have a range of 2,500 nautical 
miles or more and must pass a survey certifying 
they are in seaworthy condition and up to the 
task of a serious, offshore passage. Makes other 
than Nordhavns are as welcome as Nordhavns.

As many as 30 trawler yachts are scheduled to 
depart May 17-18 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
for Bermuda, then head for Azores on the second 
and long leg, before completing the rally in 
Gibraltar in late June, some 3,800 nautical miles 
later.

For entry information, telephone PAE at 949-496-4848.

   http://www.nordhavn.com/rally/voyage/welcome.htm

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READERS WRITE: AMPHIBUS CIRCUMNAVIGATION
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Our report in Trawler News #114 on the plans of 
Mark Roehrig to circumnavigate the world in an 
amphibious bus generated a mailbox full of 
e-mail. Here's a sampling:

My first reaction is: "We'll see!" Others have 
tried this king of thing, usually with 
pretty poor results. Remember the converted milk 
tanker amphib? At least he was starting with a 
stainless steel "hull."
--Henry Clews

The amphibus is a FIASCO in the making. PLEASE 
attempt to reason with the (snip) individual 
before the SEA claims him for its own!
--Robert E. Ebert Jr., Senior member, SNAME

   http://members.rogers.com/waterworld/tnews_temp_114.html

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CRISIS ON THE ATLANTIC ICW
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Claiborne Young, a leading author of cruising 
guides on the U.S. east coast, has issued a 
warning about the state of the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway and the prospect for no 
further funding for maintenance.

"I'm very sorry to report that the Atlantic ICW 
crisis is growing worse . . . in addition to the 
3-foot depths at Lockwood's Folly, I'm hearing 
that there are problems with the Waterway at its 
passage behind Carolina Beach Inlet, and at its 
intersection with New River, both of which are on 
the North Carolina coastline, south of Morehead 
City and Swansborough," Young wrote in an e-mail 
to the cruising community.

Reportedly, the Army Corps of Engineers and the 
Coast Guard are close to removing navigation 
buoys in those areas. To look up survey data and 
centerline waypoints through the bad areas, go

   http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/nav/nav.htm

Lack of funding for the ICW in the federal budget 
for 2005 has spurred the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway Association into action with this 
missive to David Hobson, chairman of the 
appropriations committee for energy and water 
development, U.S. House of Representatives:

"The President's FY 05 budget did not authorize 
any funds to maintain the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway (AIWW).  This waterway runs through five 
southern states and is critical to the nation and 
the local economies in Virginia, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has declared 
the AIWW a "low use" waterway using flawed 
methodologies.  The number of ton miles traveled 
is the criteria used to determine whether or not 
a waterway is to be funded.  Commercial use such 
as construction vessels, commercial fishing boats 
and cruise ships are not even considered when 
deciding the fate of the AIWW.  Recreational 
boaters don't even count! The AIWW has been 
closed in North Carolina at Lockwood's Folly 
Inlet since early December and the Corps lacks 
the funds to reopen it.  

"The AIWW is closing and nobody seems to care! 
You can save the AIWW and ensure that our 
children will enjoy its beauty and benefits in 
the years to come.  Please allocate the needed 
funds to the Corps of Engineers FY05 budget.

The plea to politicians was prepared by Rosemary 
Lynch, executive director of the association. 
More information on the campaign can be found at

   http://www.atlintracoastal.org

In his newsletter, Claiborne Young called on the cruising community:

"The entire cruising community, diverse as we all 
are, need to come together on this issue NOW. If 
funding can't be found in Washington right away, 
we are ALL facing a situation in which our 
on-the-water experience will be changed for the 
rest of our lives. If we don't have a reliable 
Intracoastal Waterway, whether it be from Norfolk 
to Miami, or from the Caloosahatchee River to 
Anclote Key, or from Carrabelle, Florida, to New 
Orleans, then pleasure boating in the 
Southeastern U.S. will never be the same again. 

"Please write, call, and/or e-mail your 
congressman and senators. I suggest we make a 
real nuisance of ourselves!"

Trawler News would like to hear  your comments 
about the crisis on the ICW via 
<mailto:editorial@trawlersandtrawlering.com>. We 
cannot reply to each e-mail, and your comments 
may be published.

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BRIEF & NOTEWORTHY
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Two new power catamarans are coming to Trawlers 
Midwest in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for showings and 
sea trials. In two weeks, a Lagoon 43 Power Cat 
will arrive on a container ship from France to 
Milwaukee where Ken and Karen Schuler, owners of 
Trawlers Midwest, will take delivery of it. In 
May, the Schulers will head to Whitby, Ontario, 
to take delivery of another cat, their first PDQ 
MV34 Passagemaker. They will cruising the PDQ 
about 900 miles home to Manitowoc. Trawlers 
Midwest also represents American Tug and Camano. 
On May 22 and July 10, demo days will take place 
at the Manitowoc Marina. There will be sea trials 
conducted all day with each of the different 
in-stock models.  All in-stock boats will be open 
for viewing. 

   http://www.trawlersmidwest.com
   tel: 920.894.2632

Here is a song guaranteed to make you smile:

   http://users.zoominternet.net/~swmanor/

Here is the schedule of the remaining rendezvous 
in the popular West Marine Trawler Fest series 
this year:

Poulsbo, Washington, June 3-5
Newport, Rhode Island, July 8-10
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, August 19-21
Solomons, Maryland, September 30-October 2.

   http://www.trawlerfest.com
   toll-free: 1.888.968.3378

World Publications, publisher of Power Cruising, 
Cruising World and 13 other magazines, has 
purchased UsedBoats.com from Nautical Solutions 
Marketing. The deal includes NewBoats.com and 
Yachtbroker.com. World Publications calls the 
UsedBoat site "one of the world's largest 
searchable databases, with close to 100,000 
searchable used boats," ranging in size from 18 
to 115 feet. The site expects more than 3 million 
searches this month, with hits exceeding 10 
million.

   http://www.usedboats.com
   http://www.worldpub.net

The 11th edition of Cruising Guide to the Virgin 
Islands has been released by Cruising Guide 
Publications. Written by Nancy and Simon Scott, 
the guide features new aerial photography, useful 
sketch charts and detailed navigational 
information, plus recommendations for sights, 
restaurants and shopping. Snorkeling and scuba 
diving are covered for each island in the 
tropical waters of the British, U.S. and Spanish 
Virgin Islands.

   http://cruisingguides.com
   tel: 727.733.5322

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