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red above: The most recent launching by SWATH Ocean Systems\

A custom 4000 Class SWATH: 90'LOA. 45'Beam; Power: Tw in Caterpillar 3516 Dsls£

Speed in photo: 25.6 Knots; Max. range: 3000NM;

Constuction: Aluminum hull & superstructure.

TH (Small Waterplarie Area Twin Hull) craft are achieving unmatched dynamic stability. They are """ able to maintain top cruising speeds in sea state of five to seven (10' to 14' seas and 17 to 33 knot winds) in comfort and safety. SWATH Ocean Systems design, engineering and constuction facilities are omm'rtted to excellence. fortheSwedishNavy'sminehunters.

Electronic Chart Display and Infor- mation Systems (ECDIS) are now available from competing Norwe-

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Good Business Reported At Super Yacht '94 gian electronic concerns, Norcontrol and Simrad Robertson, with ar- rangements especially designed for sophisticated superyachts with the same features as the full profes- sional versions. Taking advantage of progress made this year, the new owners of the show plan a move for 1995, just a couple of hundred yards away, to a larger single level, cus- tom built exhibition center. The in-water show will also be improved with more facilities.

Swath Ocean Systems, Inc. 1313 W. 24th Street, National City, CA 91950 phone: 1.619.336.4615 fax:1.619-336.4616

Circle 260 on Reader Service Card by Carol Fulford & Andy Smith

Nice, on the French Riviera, was the venue for the 4th International

Super Yacht Show held in the last week of May. Revitalized under new ownership, the event delighted exhibitors with a marked increase in the number of visitors and good business reported in all sectors. Over 40 superyachts and some 300 com- panies from across Europe, the

Americas, Australia and the Far

East attempted to catch the eye.

Diaship/Heesens President

Jorge Robaina was kept busy ne- gotiating deals and reports orders for three 100-ft. (30-m) plus vessels, two of which are for the Far East, and David Ross, president of

Burger Boat Company, announced sales of 86-ft. (26-m) and 76-ft. (23- m) motor yachts. Palmer Johnson's

Mike Conraddeclared himself well pleased with the show, having signed contracts for several major refit projects at the company's Sa- vannah repair facility. "Frankly, we never expect to sign deals at shows but this year's Super Yacht has been an exception," he com- mented. New Zealand's Marine

Export Group was equally bullish about the state of the industry and the impact made by advanced tech- nology accrued as a result of the

Performance video available

Call for a complimentary copy country's involvement in yacht rac- ing. Generating particular interest were two areas of commercial vessel technology now finding a niche in this market. Karlskronavarvet, a long established builder of military craft, is offering megayacht hulls in the 100-ft. to 230-ft. (70-m) range using GRP sandwich construction techniques identical to those used

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