2010 Explorer Yachts NEWS! |
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What's Happening in the World of Explorer Yachts?
Find below links to Explorer Yacht News stories and articles on this site from 2010. Send your expedition yacht news contributions to John to appear on this page. Email John
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 Big Fish- South to Antartica |
Explorer Yacht Big Fish- Journey to Antartica
Lumpy seas. Breathtaking scenery. Seals and penguins. Jaw-dropping glaciers. Big Fish has seen it all! More tales to tell and photos to share that chronicle Antartica. Click for More
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 Big Fish- Yacht Aid Global |
Explorer Yacht Big Fish- Yacht Aid Global,
Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile
Many of you are aware Big Fish spent a couple of days anchored off the island of Robinson Crusoe. Tales of the legend aside we were on a mission to support Yacht Aid Global (YAG). Helping out the 600 locals, specifically the hospital and school children who lost everything after the Chilean earthquake tore up the island early this year. Click for More |
 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Report |
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Follow Up Report
Over all the boat show was much more upbeat then the past 2 years. There was a strong number of yacht owners present and talking about moving up to larger yachts... Click for More |
 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show |
2010 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show
I just want to let you all know that All Ocean Yacht and Inace Yachts will have a booth in the Builder's tent and Tricon Shipyard will have the Argos 92' in the show. We will have the model of the new All Ocean Yachts 90' Explorer on display... Click for More |
 Northern Marine Explorer Yachts |
Good Selection of Northern Marine Explorer Yachts
There is a very good selection of Northern Marine Explorer Yachts from 75' to 83' on the market at the moment. Several of the boats are agressively for sale and could be outstanding values. Click for More |
 Superyacht.com Movie Interview |
Superyachts.com Interview with John DeCaro
Monaco, September, 2010... President of All Ocean Yachts John Decaro was interviewed by Superyachts.com at the Monaco Show on the subject of the new All Ocean Yachts 90 and 100 foot yachts in fiberglass and steel. Click for More |
 Monaco Yacht Show Follow-up |
2010 Monaco Yacht Show Follow-up
If you were following me on Twitter you will already have seen the list of over 15 boats I inspected during the Monaco show. Click for More |
 Cathryn Castle |
LOST IN TRANSLATION- Diving in Costa Rica with Cathryn Castle and Lauren Hutton The diving experience is made up of a number of things. Humorous Article by Bret Gilliam Click for More |
 Bret Gilliam |
Helpful Diving Tips & Observations I started diving in 1959, so I had my 50th anniversary last year. That's not as bad as it sounds since my father, a senior naval officer, indulged my fascination with scuba after watching the first episode of Sea Hunt with me the year before. We then moved to a distant outpost called Key West and my future career unfolded from the first day in snorkeling gear. Humorous Article by Bret Gilliam Click for More |
 Bret Gilliam |
BVI: Tranquil Virgins Back in 1971, I cruised into the British Virgin Islands and dropped anchor at Norman Island, just off the famous caves that inspired Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island. I never dreamed at the time, that over the next two decades, these islands would become a second home for me in the charter and dive industry. Article by Bret Gilliam Click for More |
 Inace Yachts 98 Overing-Kirschstein |
INACE YACHTS SHIPYARD LAUNCHES 98' OVERING-KIRSCHSTEIN DESIGNED YACHT FIVE OTHER NAVY AND COMMERCIAL MARINE VESSELS I just got back from the first sea trials on the new Inace Yachts 98' Explorer designed by Jon Overing with a Michael Kirschstein interior... Click for More |
 AOY Designs |
NEW ALL OCEAN YACHTS 90-100 3-D ANIMATION & LAYOUTS See the 3D Animated Movie and updated layout options for the All Ocean Yachts 90-100' Explorer yachts... Click for More |
 Truk Lagoon |
TRUK LAGOON- ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRET GILLIAM Wreck diving can be enjoyed in a number of locations. But for pure unadulterated variety, sheer numbers and overall dive conditions, no place else on earth can rival Truk Lagoon, located just above the equator in the far western pacific region know as Micronesia... Click for More |
 Big Fish Launch |
SNEAK PEEK AT BIG FISH BUILT BY MCMULLEN & WING- LAUNCH IN NEW ZEALAND I had the pleasure to be invited to the launching party in Auckland New Zealand for the new 45m Explorer / expedition Yacht "Big Fish" designed by Greg Marshall. The vessel was built by "McMullen and Wing" in conjunction with "Aquas Yachts"... Click for More |
 FL Tax Cap |
FLORIDA BOAT SALES-USE TAX CAP SIGNED FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – JUNE 1, 2010... Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the larger Jobs for Florida Bill, CS/SB-1752, which contains the Florida Boat Sales-Use Tax Cap legislation on May 28, 2010. Click for More |
 Big Boat Bible |
BIG BOAT BIBLE NOW AVAILABLE The BIG BOAT BIBLE is an unusually useful volume for megayacht owners, buyers, sellers, captains, project managers and almost everyone else involved with large yachts either for pleasure or profit. Twenty-two experts... Click for More |
 NHC More Advisories |
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OFFERS DAILY TROPICAL WEATEHR ADVISORIES The National Hurricane Center offers free emailed text advisories of daily tropical forecasts and tropical storm information for the North Atlantic and Pacific waters in English and Spanish that appear just as they do on the daily updated pages of the NHC site. New for 2010: increase in tropical storm and hurricane watch/warning lead times, and changes to some of its text and graphical services. Click for More |
 Pacific Lore |
THE NAVIGATOR'S GRANDSON Back in the early 1970s I visited Palau for the first time and was killing time in Guam on my way back to the Virgin Islands when I bumped into an ex-Navy diver I had done submarine diving work with in the Caribbean earlier in 1971... Click for More |
 Captain's Report |
INACE YACHTS SUDAMI
CAPTAIN'S REPORT Read a detailed report of the design advantages and practical use of the Inace Yachts Explorer Yacht SUDAMI by Captain Ben Castle. Click for More |
 Hakvoort Sold |
MEGA EXPEDITION HAKVOORT YACHT SEALION 103' (31.5 m) SOLD John DeCaro at All Ocean Yachts brings the news that his joint central listing with Yachtzoo in Monaco, the 31.5m Hakvoort Explorer Yacht Sealion sold last week. Click for More |
 Feadship Sold |
FEADSHIP EXPLORER YACHT 132'11" QUEEN OF DIAMONDS SOLD Steve Reoch of All Ocean Yachts, has represented the Buyer in the sale of QUEEN OF DIAMONDS, the 132' 1970 Feadship. Click for More |
 Miami Boat Show |
THE ALL OCEAN YACHTS TEAM WAS AT THE MIAMI BOAT SHOW. February 11-15, 2010 I hope to be announcing a relationship with a new fiberglass builder to build the New "All Ocean 90" Explorer Yacht, the first in a series of fiberglass vessels... Click for More |
 Sudami Charter Special |
Special Charter Rate: "Sudami" 111' Yacht Explorer 5 Guest Staterooms, Master on Main Deck. Up to 10 Guests. Based in St. Marten, Dutch West Indies. Get out of the cold and into the warm waters of the Caribbean! Click for More |
 Fiji Adventures |
Explorer Yacht Cruises to Yacata Island, Fiji The Chief of Yacata, who joined us for the hike, said that his great-great-grandfather told him the story of the Tongans who were captured within their lagoon. Click for More |
 World Cruising/Charter Destinations |
Input Requested | World Cruising/Charter Destinations All Ocean Yachts is in the process of developing a new resource for Owners and Crew for exotic cruising/charter destinations worldwide. At this time we have a number of... Click for More |
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Green Yachting- the Way to Go! In today's world of yachting, green is the way to go. As expedition yachts range farther for longer they must be more self sufficient, reliable and have safe ecological practices. How you can have a green and more self sustaining yacht. Click for More |