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Earlier this year WorldSpan Marine acquired Crescent Custom Yachts, adding to WorldSpan's portfolio that includes Queenship Marine Industries, builders of custom and semi-custom fiberglass motor yachts from 70 to 95 ft.

Steve Barnett, Chairman of Worldspan, said that the company will continue its expansion which will include further acquisitions as opportunities arise. "It is our desire to become a full serv- ice operation within the marine sector encompassing all facets of the ever expanding yachting community. Our goal is to cover all potential needs of the industry from new builds to service and ultimately moorage."

Crescent Custom Yachts is a Pacific

Northwest builder of fiberglass motor yachts from 110 to 135 ft. "With

Queenship already in place, the acquisi- tion of Crescent Custom Yachts contin- ues to fill out WorldSpan's product line of luxury motoryachts," said Jim

Hawkins COO Queenship Marine and

Crescent Yacht Yachts.

Queenship Marine Industries of

Vancouver, British Columbia, features a new purpose-built 90,000 sq. ft. produc- tion facility and shipyard, strategically located on the Fraser River 35 miles east of Vancouver.

It can accommodate the simultaneous construction of 10 yachts, as large as 150-ft. in length.

With 1,400 ft. of deep water frontage at the Queenship yard there is plenty of room for growth.

Expansion plans include a new travel lift which will enable the company to make its giant state of the art paint facil- ity readily available to the refit market, and construction of a new dedicated 20

The 95-ft. (28.9-m) Sport Motor Yacht is the latest addition to the new genera- tion of motor yachts offered by Cheoy

Lee Shipyards. This generation of yachts coincides with the relocation of the shipyard to a new, 32-acre facility in

Doumen, with 430,000 sq. ft. of covered yacht and ship construction space. The move provided the company with state- of-the-art capacity for yacht construc- tion including two climate-controlled paint sheds, improved mechanical and woodworking spaces, and the facilities necessary to produce all components, hulls, decks, bulkheads, and superstruc- tures using the latest resin infusion tech- nology.

The vessel's 22-ft. (6.7-m) beam and three and a half deck layout is designed to offer tremendous interior volume.

The two master staterooms, two-guest stateroom layout provides flexibility in the accommodation areas. Likewise the main salon, observation deck, and sky lounge give abundant room for relax- ation.

The aft deck and sun deck aft of the pilothouse provide ample opportunity for alfresco dining and relaxation.

The interior surfaces are covered in a fine mahogany veneer and countertops are granite or marble.

The engine room and mechanical spaces reflect the shipyards commercial experience. The feel is of a much larger yacht as all spaces are well organized with wiring and piping runs hidden and the components logically and conve- niently located. The standard twin

Caterpillar C32 main engines are designed to provide a 22-knot cruise speed and a 26-knot top speed.

Due for delivery in mid to late summer 2005, the Cheoy Lee 95-ft. Sport Motor

Yacht will be displayed at the Ft.

Lauderdale International Boat Show.

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Megayachts

Cheoy Lee Debuts New 95-Ft. Model

Main Particulars

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96.5 ft. (28.9 m)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 ft. (6.7 m)

Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8 ft. (1.8 m)

Weight, dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000 lbs

Fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,000 gal.

Water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 gal.

Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 knots

Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 knots

Construction Divinycell cored hull, decks, bulkheads and superstructure

Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MG Burvenich, Inc.

Interior design . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lisa Pirofsky Design

WorldSpan Marine Expands Yacht Building Capacity

Two recent launches from Crescent

Custom Yachts. The vessel in the fore- ground is the 121-ft. Crescent Lady and the vessel behind is the 112-ft.

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