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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T R A W L E R N E W S E X T R A! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS SPECIAL ISSUE BROADCAST 05/22/06 -- Beebe's famed Passagemaker for sale -- Interested in power catamarans? -- Request a FREE trial copy of Power Cruising -- How to reach us -- How to unsubscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAMED PASSAGEMAKER FOR SALE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before he died in 1988, Robert Beebe designed more than 150 vessels, none more famed than his 67th design which he built for himself and named Passagemaker. The voyages Beebe made with Passagemaker proved his theory that the oceans of the world could be explored in a proper powerboat with greater comfort and dispatch than in a sailboat. The book Beebe wrote--Voyaging Under Power--launched the modern-day trawler yacht era and still serves as its bible today. Now, Passagemaker, is for sale. If you're interested in acquiring a genuine classic, contact Charlie Baker, Passagemaker's owner, <mailto:chbiii@bellsouth.net> or telephone him at 1-828-454-5877. Recent photos of the yacht are posted at the Friends of Passagemaker site: http://ca.geocities.com/passagemaker@rogers.com/pm_intro.html Beebe first wrote about the concept of passagemaking under power in 1946 in an article in Rudder, a leading boating magazine of the time. It was then that he coined the word "passagemaker" as the term for ocean-crossing vessels. Passagemaker was built in Singapore and launched in 1963. The 50,000 sea miles that Beebe put under her keel over the next five years was unheard of in a day when sailboats were the only recreational vessels venturing out of sight of land. At the urging of a fledgling publisher named Steve Doherty, Beebe wrote Voyaging Under Power. Published in 1975, the book went on to become a Dolphin Book Club main selection and a best-seller. VUP, as Beebe called it, inspired the birth of Nordhavn. The book had such an impact on Jim Leishman that he convinced his partners in Pacific Asian Enterprises to defer a new Mason sailboat design and develop a powerboat capable of cruising the oceans of the world in safety, comfort and style. He and his brother, Jeff, leaned heavily on Beebe's principles in the design of the Nordhavn 46, first splashed in 1989. After VUP went through two editions, Jim Leishman was invited to update the book. The result was the third edition, published in 1994 by International Marine, and available widely. After Beebe sold her, the original Passagemaker went through several owners, actively cruised the East Coast and Caribbean, and underwent several upgrades to equipment. Unfortunately, circumstances have conspired to keep the old girl on the hard since early 2001. A non-profit foundation to purchase and preserve Passagemaker has been discussed by admirers. The campaign has been put on hold as the current owner of the old girl is unable to wait for Friends of Passagemaker to raise sufficient funds to purchase the yacht. Charlie Baker has been most patient but now personal circumstances dictate he proceed with selling Passagemaker on the open market. http://ca.geocities.com/passagemaker@rogers.com/pm_intro.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERESTED IN POWER CATAMARANS? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're interested in power catamarans and trimarans, you are invited to join Power Catamaran List, an interactive mailing list devoted to discussion about power multihulls of all makes and all types. Voyaging, cruising, chartering, trailering, fishing, and living aboard, too, that's what the first-ever power-catamaran forum on the Net is all about. Power Catamaran List was founded by Georgs Kolesnikovs as a commercial-free forum for the personal use of private individuals. There is no charge to join and participate. 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