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TWIN 450-HP DIESELS DRIVE THE NEW NORDIC TUG 52

AMERICAN TUG 41 IN THE WORKS AT TOMCO

RUNNING TRANS-ATLANTIC IN PERSPECTIVE

PRETTY DARN CUTE PROMOTION AT PDQ YACHTS

GRAND BANKS BIDS FAREWELL TO EASTBAY AND ALEUTIAN CLASS

WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST NEXT IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST

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T R A W L E R W O R L D N E W S Number 107 Broadcast on the Internet 05/28/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Twin 450-hp diesels drive the new Nordic Tug -- American Tugs tooling for new 41 -- Trans-Atlantic passages in perspective -- Pretty darn cute promotion at PDQ -- Farewell to Eastbay and Aleutian Class, sort of -- West Marine Trawler Fest next in Pacific Northwest -- How to reach us at Trawler World -- Read this edition online with photos at http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_107.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TWIN 450-HP DIESELS DRIVE THE NEW NORDIC TUG 52 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It has taken 23 years since the first tug yacht was launched, but Nordic Tugs has finally done it. It has broken the $1-million barrier in pricing. The new Nordic Tug 52 was launched earlier this month, and it is a far cry from the 26-footer that started the tug-yacht trend. The 52 is a big mother of a boat, with twin 450-hp Cummins engines as standard equipment and a base price of $1.1 million. With the development of the 52, Nordic Tugs is now able to offer a tug yacht capable of safely navigating offshore waters, said Jim Cress, president of the Burlington, Washington, company. The 52 features unique twin underwater shaft keels and a full keel for protection of underwater drive trains. The boat has two piloting/control stations in the pilothouse and flying bridge and an optional aft docking station which should enable a crew of two to dock easily. Other features include 1,100-gallon fuel and 300-gallon water capacities for extended cruising, three separate watertight bulkheads for increased safety and an engine room with 5 feet 6 inches of headroom. All hallways and passageways are 24 inches wide with a full landing at the base of all stairways. The saloon features a built-in entertainment center, a 7-foot L-shaped settee, two armchairs, end cabinets with icemaker and an optional day head/wet locker. Corian counter surfaces, double sink with pullout spray faucet, electric 3-burner stove with microwave/convection oven, refrigerators and teak-faced cabinetry, doors and drawer fronts are provided in the galley. Master and guest staterooms are located in the lower level of the boat. Placement of the master stateroom amidships results in less motion, more room and a quieter environment. A queen-sized berth with matching night stands, cedar-lined hanging lockers, accommodation for a flat panel TV, vanity desk, dressing area and master head with a spacious shower stall add to the well-appointed suite. The forward guest stateroom includes a queen-sized bed with storage underneath, private head and shower, hanging locker and skylight. Notable extras include ample molded deck storage, a split chain locker with above deck access, and a utility/tank room with a side-by-side washer/dryer, freezer and workbench. During sea trials, the new 52 hit top speeds of 17 knots with the optional 480 Cummins diesels. "This was excellent news as it opens the door to a whole new segment of consumers who are looking for a boat in this size category but who wish to reach top cruising speeds not always available with a trawler-style boat," said Cress. "The Nordic Tugs 52 offers more speed, yet still maintains the fuel economy associated with our tugs when cruising at displacement speed." Here are basic specs of the Nordic Tug 52: Length overall -- 56 ft 10 in Beam -- 16 ft 10 in Draft -- 4 ft 10 in Displacement -- 68,200 lb Fuel -- 1,100 gal Water -- 300 gal Black water -- 130 gal Gray water -- 130 gal Engines -- 2 x Cummins 450 hp Claimed top speed with optional 480s -- 17 knots Staterooms -- 2 Price of base boat -- $1,100.000 http://www.nordictug.com voice: 800-388-4317 The new 52 will make its Trawler Fest debut at next week's West Marine-sponsored event in Poulsbo, Washington. http://www.trawlerfest.com voice: 888-968-3378 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AMERICAN TUG 41 IN THE WORKS AT TOMCO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tooling has started on a new American Tug 41 at Tomco Marine Group, a builder in LaConner, Washington, started by former employees of Nordic Tugs. The 41 is a two-stateroom pilothouse coastal cruiser being built to a design by Lynn Senour who has also designed Nordic Tugs. The 41 will be powered by a single 450-hp Cummins and be capable of cruising at 14 knots. "My dealers have several of the 41s on order but we're not sure exactly when the first one will hit the water, " said Kurt Dilworth, one of the three partners in the company. Tomco's first offering, the American Tug 34, has proven popular. Construction of hull #50 started this week. http://www.americantug.com voice: 360-466-9277 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUNNING TRANS-ATLANTIC IN PERSPECTIVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Nordhavn Atlantic Rally next summer will see an entire fleet of trawler yachts cross the pond, but it certainly won't be the first trans-Atlantic passage under power. Robert Beebe in his classic Voyaging Under Power writes about the first crossing 101 years ago. Powered by a gasoline engine, the 38-foot Abiel Abbot Low crossed from New York to Falmouth, England, in 38 days. Ninety-one years ago, Detroit, a 35-foot gasoline-powered yacht, crossed from New York to Ireland in 28 days. http://www.detnews.com/history/detroitship/detroitship.htm In 1989, the year the first Nordhavn was launched, a Krogen 54 had an enjoyable passage from Miami to Antibes in the French Mediterranean that was featured in Yachting magazine. The informative account is posted at the Kadey-Krogen Yachts site that, incidentally, has been given a significant makeover. http://www.kadeykrogen.com/TransAtlantic%20by%20Trawler.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRETTY DARN CUTE PROMOTION AT PDQ YACHTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're a boatbuilder on the north shore of Lake Ontario, where winter is a fact of life and where the way to market, the Erie Canal, is closed until May 1, how do you compensate? If you're PDQ Yachts in Whitby, Ontario, you build power catamarans like crazy during the winter and then, right after the canal opens, you create an appealing event for new owners to cruise in company across Lake Ontario, through the Erie Canal, down the Hudson and on to Annapolis, Maryland. Thus was born the first of what will be an annual PDQ MV/34 Spring Flotilla between Lake Ontario and the Chesapeake. The owners of six new PDQ power catamarans made the trip two weeks ago. The social nature of the delivery appealed to everyone, and the owners relatively new to boating especially appreciated having PDQ staff available for instruction and guidance on the way south. The MV/34 was initially built as the MV/32. "Combined, we have launched 28 powercats to date and we have sold out our production forward to November," said Rob Poirier of PDQ. Base price of the MV/34 is $224,700 USD. http://www.pdqyachts.com voice: 888-297-2287 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GRAND BANKS BIDS FAREWELL TO EASTBAY AND ALEUTIAN CLASS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In an effort to re-brand its product line, Grand Banks Yachts has announced that Eastbay and Aleutian Class yachts will no longer be marketed as stand-alone brands. The move is an effort to strengthen and unify all models under one corporate name. "We are simply accepting the reality and perception that already exists in the marketplace regarding our brands," said Rob Livingston, vice-president of marketing. "We all recognize that the naval architects for the boat lines are different, the hulls are different, and the way people use the boats are different, but the bottom line is that all of our boats . . . have the soul of Grand Banks." Eastbay and Aluetian Class will now signify different styles of Grand Banks similar to how Classic, Europa, and Motoryacht represent current Grand Banks models. Model designations such as Express and Hardtop Express for the Eastbay line will be shortened to EX and HX. Former models such as the Eastbay 54 Salon Express will be changed to Grand Banks 54 Eastbay SX. In the Aleutian Class, the "Raised Pilot House" designator will be dropped completely, and "Aleutian" will stand alone to represent that style. Models like the Aleutian Class 64 Raised Pilot House will change to Grand Banks 64 Aleutian. In other news from Grand Banks, Neil McCurdy has been named vice-president of sales for the company. The position is based in the Seattle U.S. corporate office, but McCurdy will spend much of his time traveling between the Singapore and Malaysian manufacturing facilities and the extensive national and international dealer network. Most recently, McCurdy served as vice-president of operations and general manager for YachtWorld.com, the world's largest yacht brokerage multiple listing and photo database system. An avid wood boat sailor, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons aboard their 46-foot sloop. http://www.grandbanks.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST NEXT IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World is presenting sponsor of the nation's leading series of rendezvous for trawler crawlers. Here's the schedule for 2003: Melbourne, Florida -- March 19-22 Poulsbo, Washington -- June 4-7 Grand Haven, Michigan -- August 20-23 Solomons, Maryland -- September 24-27 San Francisco, California -- October 22-25. http://www.trawlerfest.com voice: 888-968-3378 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO REACH US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World News, an e-newsletter about voyaging, cruising and living aboard under power, is distributed free of charge as a public service. To subscribe, go <http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-news>. Editor: Georgs Kolesnikovs E-mail: georgs@trawlerworld.com Telephone: 866-865-2628 Facsimile: 866-865-2729 Web: <http://www.trawlerworld.com>. This edition was broadcast to 4,151 subscribers and posted on the Web. You can read earlier editions beginning at <http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_101.htm>. 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