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Phase 2 of the Marine Parks of Indonesia Expedition (MPOI) got
under way on 12 October 1999. Phase 1 focused exclusively on
the Bunaken-Manado Tua Marine National Park and adjacent areas
on the northern tip of Sulawesi. Now, the focus was on the parks
to the east and south of Sulawesi. .
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The forthcoming Fireball World Championship, to be held
at Pattaya for the second time, will be Thailand's first major
regatta of the Millennium and harks back to a golden age of
sailing on the Gulf when Prince Bhirbongse Bhanubandh reigned
supreme.
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A 60-foot motor yacht is considered to be a sizeable craft,
but when you get a 60 footer designed as a tender for a superyacht,
it sounds like the realms of fantasy. However, this is now the
realm of reality with delivery of what is probably the world's
largest yacht tender, scheduled for the end of the year.
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French company Marechal, a specialist in electrical connectors,
has launched the latest edition to its DSN decontactor range
- the 63A-rated DSN6. The DSN decontactors are the only industrial
connectors that combine the performance of a socket outlet and
a switch in one device. The Marechal DSN decontactors are all
fully sealed and IP 67 compliant for use in wet environments.
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Again, an international flotilla of yachts owned and crewed
by an ensemble of rockstars, would-be rockstars, cruisers and
true-blue sailors made their way north through the Malacca Straits
during the 10th annual Raja Muda International Regatta this
past November 19-27, 1999.
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The style of this new yacht is striking and it will be the focus
of attention in any marina. Whilst it is the dramatic exterior
which will draw the admiring glances, the real innovation of
the Kingcat lies in the way it embodies the latest technology
to advance motor yacht design. Incorporated into the Kingcat
is cutting edge technology which uses the latest composite techniques
for construction and the latest electronics for control.
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Leafing through some back issues of Asian Marine I stumbled
across a Stern Thoughts written by Bob Offer of Offer & Associates.
The essence of his piece was how the yachting industry, which
is essentially about enjoyment, has some quite ugly sides to
it.
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