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Graham W

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #60 on: 21 Aug 2017, 09:15 »
This one's odd and somewhat inelegant - the Hreko prototype from the Netherlands.  It features water ballast, electrical propulsion, an unusual sail plan and a dinghy that protrudes out of the stern to add waterline length. Is it me or is the last feature a bit disturbing?  What happens in a large following sea?  http://www.hreko.com.

There don't seem to be any reports yet on how it sails.  I get the impression that the electrical propulsion is partly intended for the upwind bit.  The threefold wind generators on an early model have disappeared and the sailing prototype doesn't seem to have solar panels.  There's a video of the Croatian designer sailing the boat in quite strong winds and looking apprehensive https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5W0TmjnJc.
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #61 on: 24 Aug 2017, 11:02 »
Look what falls out when you shake the Ugly Tree.
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #62 on: 24 Aug 2017, 16:01 »
Look what falls out when you shake the Ugly Tree.

Add two more hulls and it looks disturbingly like a Mystery

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #63 on: 25 Aug 2017, 18:35 »
Why are the crew all sailing incognito?  The Mystery deepens.....
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #64 on: 26 Aug 2017, 08:18 »
Why are the crew all sailing incognito?  The Mystery deepens.....

Because they are Mysterons!

Here are some Mysterons revealed.....

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #65 on: 26 Aug 2017, 17:19 »
Surely with all those masts you could do with a few more sails I am sure Graham could help you out with ideas - would give the crew more to do as well!
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #66 on: 27 Aug 2017, 11:59 »
Surely with all those masts you could do with a few more sails I am sure Graham could help you out with ideas - would give the crew more to do as well!
Good point Tim, Mystery needs more/better sails.  Has anyone got a spare BR20 or BR23 mast and sail?

Employing crew as galley slaves prevents idleness.  See https://youtu.be/-71FVm1K9Kg

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #67 on: 27 Apr 2019, 10:39 »
Best use for a caravan seen on the River Dee last weekend.

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #68 on: 08 Jul 2019, 15:40 »
Boat trailers done right!

These guys have given it some thought, I really like the look of the swinging cradle at 3' 30"

https://youtu.be/ratKBu2cRp0?t=219

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #69 on: 12 Jul 2019, 11:45 »
Or if your roof leaks how about this?

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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #70 on: 12 Mar 2022, 11:18 »
Slab-sided tastelessness?

The hideous Sailing Yacht A (pictured below with its support vessel called Motor Yacht A) has just been seized by Italian police in Trieste as part of sanctions against Russia. It belongs to fertiliser billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.

Meanwhile, one of Roman Abramovich’s two superyachts has just taken refuge in Montenegro, where quite a number of other superyachts are enjoying a suspiciously out-of-season sojourn. 

Abramovich’s other superyacht is currently motoring through the Strait of Gibraltar (keeping well to the south side) on its way east.  It’s been moving at about half its normal cruising speed, perhaps to conserve fuel and avoid having to put into unfriendly waters.  Its previous port of call was Philipsburg in Sint Maarten, in the Caribbean.  The distance from there to Montenegro is almost exactly the same as the ship’s reported range of 6,000 nm.
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Re: Odd-looking boats A-Yachts
« Reply #71 on: 13 Mar 2022, 09:22 »
Let's hope we've "detained" or arrested this thing, not "seized" it..... it's going to be difficult (and expensive!) to move it on secondhand!
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #72 on: 14 Mar 2022, 18:27 »
eBay?  Gumtree?

Abramovich’s superyacht ‘Solaris’ has just left Montenegro and is now on its way to Istanbul, according to its passage plan. Perhaps Turkey is thought to be safer from sanctions.  The Montenegrins have only recently joined NATO and are keen to join the EU.  Turkey is also a member of NATO but doesn’t seem very attached to it these days.

Abramovich’s even larger ‘Eclipse’ turned off its AIS once it had transited the Strait of Gibraltar.  It’s probably safe to assume that it won’t be visiting any of its usual haunts on its way east but should reach the other end of the Med by the weekend.
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #73 on: 15 Mar 2022, 07:19 »
Update:  ‘Solaris’ reports that it is no longer destined for Istanbul but is “awaiting orders”.   It is still steaming slowly but steadily south and is now between the heel of Italy and the coast of Albania.  Istanbul it is, then?

‘Eclipse’ has briefly activated and then switched off its AIS several times during the night.  It is now 50nm north of Algeria and continues to move slowly eastwards.  There are no vessels transmitting AIS signals in its vicinity, not even refuelling tankers.

Meanwhile, today’s Times reports that yesterday Mr A flew from Tel Aviv to Istanbul in a private jet.  Following the lead of the BBC, it also reports that he was a little over-enthusiastic in the 1990’s about the privatisation of ex-USSR state assets.  In other shock developments, bears have been spotted behaving unhygenically in the woods and one-legged ducks have been discovered to swim in circles……
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Re: Odd-looking boats
« Reply #74 on: 15 Mar 2022, 17:10 »
Abramovich has been sanctioned by the EU today with a freeze on his assets.  That means that his superyachts are unlikely to be able to reach Istanbul through Greek waters.  It is possible to get there without leaving Turkish waters but some Greek islands are only a couple of miles off the Turkish mainland, so the route taken would be very meandering and scenic.

Alternative destinations are ports like Antalya in southern Turkey, Haifa in Israel or that favourite refuge of financial ne’er-do-wells, Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus.  They could also exit the Med via the Suez Canal or double back through the Strait of Gibraltar.  Suez would probably be the best option.
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