The Amsterdam Boat Show, organized by HISWA at RAI Amsterdam, is a festival who celebrates water sports fans indoors. It is held in 2016 between 16 to 20 March. HISWA stands for Dutch Water Sports Industry Association. If you are looking for a new boat, you will find a wide array of launches, open sailboats, day sailing boats and speedboats, most of which are ready to immediately be used. The Association also has a fun sports section which offers everything in the field of windsurfing, … [Read more...]
Impression Yachts from Slovenia
Impression Yachts have designed a full range of new Deck Saloon yachts to satisfy the demanding needs of modern yachtsmen. These yachts have been designed with cruising comfort in mind. The on-deck systems allow for easy sailing especially for “short-handed” cruising whilst giving the space and comfort that you might only expect from a much larger yacht both above and below decks. Impression 35 With her three cabin interior layout she accommodates up to nine persons easily with the … [Read more...]
RM Yachts From France
RM Yachts has been founded in 1989 by Jean-Claude Oudry. The yachts are built with an innovative material and a very peculiar construction method: epoxy impregnated marine ply with an internal metal structure. They are of fast ocean sailing class. RM Yachts are making four models at the moment: RM890, RM1070, RM1270, and RM1360. All of them are looking very nice and seem extremely comfortable. RM Yachts - RM 890 A superb cruising sailboat. [source: all pics are taken from … [Read more...]
About Dinghies
The word dinghy founds its origins in Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali languages. A dinghy is a small boat usually used as an auxiliary for a larger one, being towed or carried by them. They are usually rowboats, or they have attached a small motor in the back. There is a difference between these type of dinghies, and some other types, with sails, specially designed for competition. A dinghy should have a strong ring on the bow, and, conventionally, it will have an oar on each side. Many modern … [Read more...]
Dhow – A Definition
Dhow is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with triangular shaped sails (called more technically "lateen" sails) used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Historians still don't know whether the dhow was invented by Arabs or Indians. Typically built with long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels primarily used to carry heavy items, like fruit, fresh water or merchandise, along the coasts of the Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf), … [Read more...]
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