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I watched her slide down the ways, hopeful that she’d float without need We’re also fortifying our ranks with of too much bailing. Now that she’s more seasoned contributors. I am sitting nicely on her lines I’m happy pleased to introduce our newest to tell you that Classic Yacht is, from addition, John Sabella. John is a this issue forward, a bi-monthly writer and media producer with publication. twenty five years of experience creat- ing safety training resources for the We’re stepping up to six issues per marine industry. His column, Sabella year because our enthusiasm for the On Safety, begins in this issue and is a topics at hand, great boats and the highly practical source of information people and places that make them so you can use every time you’re on the enjoyable, is without limit. Our water. Sabella’s books and DVDs are ability to find and compile timely, used aboard boats and ships all over interesting stories is constrained only the world, as well as by Coast Guard by our resources, which continue to officials, maritime schools and cap- grow in proportion to your interest in tain's license course providers. For a good things on the water. look at the current safety training resources utilized by the pros, log on We’re now embedding video into the to johnsabella.com. digital pages of the magazine. We are launching this feature with one of the Internet-savvy companies are step- rarest bits of footage in the classic ping up to fill our allotted advertising yacht world. The legendary and positions. Nowhere else have they reclusive yacht designer Bill Garden found such a compelling mix of print 4 real estate and internet efficiency, both in terms of spending power and the ability to sell you a widget or a watermaker with just one click to their online storefront. - (mast head) These are some of the ways Classic Yacht is PUBLISHER stepping up. There are a few things you Bill Prince [email protected] can do to step up as well. One, brush up EDITOR on your seamanship skills with John Sa- Elizabeth Prince bella’s sage advice. Everyone on the water [email protected] could stand to learn a new skill and keep CONTRIBUTING up with the latest safety advances such as WRITERS the Rescue 21 system John covers in his Ernie Darrow Keith Emmons column. Henry R. Keller Jason Richer Two, support the advertisers who open this John Sabella new window on the boating world. They Greg Scotten Kelly Wood have made a commitment to Classic Yacht CONTRIBUTING and to you, our readers. Reply in kind as PHOTOGRAPHERS your travels and boat improvement pro- Kent Britting Michael Craft jects allow. Ernie Darrow Keith Emmons Mario Gonzalez Capt. Jan Hadley Finally, tell your friends that their free Chip Kochel Jeff LaMarco subscription to Classic Yacht awaits. Click Bob Long Casey Laws Chris Piazza Joe May this “tell a friend” link, especially if your Jim Rosenthal Jason Richer friend is the moderator of your group’s Brian Sproule SallyAnne Santos online forum or the membership director of Dan Sullivan Kelly Wood your club. ADVERTISING [email protected] Bill Prince classicyachtmag.com 5 classicyachtmag.com roger that Kudos, Connies, Berts 45’ 1969 Chris Constellation in and Tollies 2006. We’re looking forward to your magazine for ideas, parts, supplies, I just went to your site, signed in and and inspiration, not necessarily in read the issue. Your presentation is that order. May you prosper! simply brilliant! 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We have two classics—a 17’ model and 350 were the convertible, 1950 Chris Craft Special Runabout we or flybridge cruiser. The 33 is, in my bought in grad school (we didn’t have mind, the next logical choice for a sofa, but we bought the boat), now someone looking for a classic Bertram with a rebuilt engine and re- but who might want some cruising bottomed, and just got a wonderful capability, things like a decent shower 6 7 classicyachtmag.com 8 Your presentation is simply brilliant! Congratulations— Classic Yacht is the wave of the future! stall or a livable-sized salon. The 33 experience with Zegapi; what an was also built into the early nineties, excellent way to flip through the so the later ones have nice oak pages. interiors. It's not too difficult to find Roy Pringle one that doesn't need a complete and Sloop Vida total refit. The average owner can do 1965 Bristol 27 a lot to make a difference on his boat without having a professional do everything. If you do have any interest in doing any type of article on the B33's, I would be happy to help with info or pictures of mine and you will also find a relatively enthusiastic group of owners at bertram33.com Thank you again for your magazine. Sheila Pringle aboard Vida in the San Juan Islands. Frank Price We couldn't put it down! Or should I I didn't see the PDF download option say, couldn't quit clicking the corners in the first edition, but it's a great to read more. It just keeps getting addition in the second. Thanks for a better. We enjoyed the informative wonderful magazine! May it articles and great photos. We are endure as well as the boats it addicted to Tollycrafts; we have 2 of celebrates! them...a '63 32' cruiser and a '63 17' Frank Hartranft fishabout. It looks like now we also have another new craving...Classic What a great magazine. My friend Yacht Magazine. Thank you and keep emailed me about Classic Yacht and I up the good work, have just finished reading through it Dale and John and have subscribed. My first Sacramento, CA 9 classicyachtmag.com "With Panerai on watch as their devo RobertH.Tiedemann Classic Yachting Weekend Newport’s Museum of Yachting Newport, Rhode Island The Museum of Yachting will host the Robert H. Tiedemann Classic Yacht- ing Weekend from July 6 through 8, 2007. The event, first organized in 2006 as a regatta exclu- sively for 12-metre yachts, honored the passing of Museum Founder Robert H. Tiedemann. Due to the success of the 2006 RHT Regatta, the event has been SALLYANNESANTOS/WINDLASS CREATIVE expanded to include classic yachts of all de- The Museum of Yachting is housed at Fort Adams in Newport, RI. scription as a fundraiser for the The son of a naval architect, his love Robert H. Tiedemann Restoration for classic sailing yachts drove him to Fund at the Museum of Yachting. restore several historically significant boats including the vintage 12-metres Who was Robert H. Tiedemann, you Gleam and Northern Light. During the ask? A lifelong sailor, Capt. Tiede- 1958 America's Cup, Gleam served as mann was a resident of Newport and a trial horse for both the defense a founder of the Museum of Yachting. candidate, VIM, and the challenger 10 "With Panerai as our title sponsor, we couldn’t be more thrilled as their devotion to classic yachts worldwide is unsurpassed." Bill Doyle, Chairman, Museum of Yachting Sceptre.