Boat International – August 2019

ONBOARD/NEWS

AnunusedticketfortheTitanic

isamongahostofrareobjects

fromtheshipwrecksettogo

underthehammer.Alsoincluded

intheauction,heldon 19 to

20 JulybyGuernsey’s,isthe

battery-poweredlight-upwalking

stickofsurvivorEllaWhite,which

wasusedtoattractrescueboats

totheTitanic.Itcomesaftera

biscuitfromthepocketofa

Titanicsurvivorfetched$23,000

atauctionin2015.guernseys.com

thesize, in cubic metres,

ofFeadship’s new

construction hall

in Amsterdam

425,000

Owners,captainsandindustryprofessionals

dissectedthechallengesoftravellingto

remotedestinationsatthefirstinternational

conferencededicatedtoexpedition

yachting.HeldattheMonacoYachtClubin

May,speakersattheday-longsymposium

includedJimmyCarroll,co-founderof

Pelorus,andVripack’sco-creativedirectors

BartMBouwhuisandMarnixJHoekstra.

exploreryachts.com

Following the 2019 Ocean Awards ceremony on

10 June,thenominationsforthe 2020 awardsare

now open. Held in partnership with Blue Marine

Foundation,theOceanAwardsrecogniseindividuals

andorganisationsthatshareourcommitmenttofixing

thelargestsolvableproblemontheplanet–thecrisis

inouroceans.Nominationscloseon 13 December

2019.Tosubmityournomination,visitboatint.com/

ocean-awards#OceanAwards

Ocean Awards

JUNE 2020

BOATINTERNATIONAL

EVENT

History under

thehammer

Packedfullofadventurousequipment,Hodor,

thefirst66mshadowcatfromIncatCrowther,

hasbeenlaunched.Thesupportboatcarriesatotal

offivetenders,includinga17mchaseboat,plusjet

skisandquadbikes.Asubmarinegaragesitsbelow

deck,alongsideadivecentreandmedicalfacilities

thatincludeadecompressionchamber.The

helipad,meanwhile,sitsaftonthemaindeck,

whereguestswillarrivebeforebeingtransferred

tothemothershipviatender.incatcrowther.com

EXPEDITIONREADY

Relivetheexcitementofthisyear’sWorld

SuperyachtAwards,heldonthebanksof

theRiverThamesboatint.com/WSA

VIDEOOFTHEMONTH

Talkingexploring

Hodorcarries

acrewof 20

andhasarange

of5,500nm

at 14 knots

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