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Hinckley Reveals Sport Boat Series
The Hinckley Company has unveiled a new performance
brand and two new high performance boats: The Sport
Boat and Sport Boat Center Cabin. The Sport Boats are the world’s fi rst carbon
epoxy performance boats in production.
“This is one of our most important product introductions in years,” says Pete
Saladino, chief marketing offi cer at Hinckley. “For nearly 25 years, we have been
vacuum-infusing resin into layers of carbon fi ber and Kevlar spanning the full
length of our yachts. We are now bringing our design refi nement and unparalleled
level of boatbuilding expertise to performance boats.”
The 40-foot Sport Boat features a modern hull designed by the legendary
Ray Hunt and impressive 60-plus mph speeds. Optional twin 627-hp outboards
from Seven Marine will allow the Sport Boat to reach 63 mph. The fi rst Sport
Boat will launch July 2018.
For more information, visit HINCKLEYYACHTS.COM.After decades of searching, shipwreck hunters have
finally found the remains of the Margaret Olwill,
a steamship that went down in Lake Erie in 1899.
Shipwreck hunter Rob Ruetschle found the ship near
Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles west of Cleveland. The
Olwill was loaded with limestone en route to Cleveland
when it sank in a storm, killing eight people including
the captain, his wife and their young son. Ruetschle told
the press he examined old wreck reports, newspaper
accounts and court records to surmise where the Olwill
might lay. After a failed expedition in 2016, he found
the ship during the summer of 2017. The identity of
the wreck has been confirmed.GREAT LAKES NEWS
Elusive Shipwreck
Found in Lake ErieOntario will be
building two
fully-electric ferries
to carry both cars
and passengers
between the
mainland and
Wolfe and Amherst
islands The ferries
are expected to be
operational in early
2020 for Amherst
Island and early 2021
for Wolfe Island.BUZZ
The Moorings Offers New Crewed Options, Airfare
The Moorings is offering new services by both sea and air. First, two new sailing catamarans, the Moorings 4500 and
Moorings 5000, have joined the company’s crewed yacht fl eet. Both yachts are available for charters in the British
Virgin Islands beginning November 2018. The Moorings 4500 has four cabins to accommodate six guests, while the
Moorings 5000 has fi ve cabins for eight guests. Crewed trips come with a professional captain, gourmet chef, food and
drinks and an individualized cruising itinerary. The Moorings
has also partnered with Tropic Ocean Airways to offer customers
charter fl ights from south Florida to its destinations in the Abacos
or Exumas Bahamas. Boaters can use this “Fly & Sail” service from
the Fort Lauderdale International Airport’s private FBO, Sheltair or
the Miami Seaplane Base. Visit MOORINGS.COM.Email [email protected] to add your company’s
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