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- Film Celebrates Golden Age of NW Boats Maritime Reporter, Nov 2004 #47
For more than a hundred years, the Pacific Northwest has ranked as a center for vessel design, construction and preservation. Beginning with the advent of the Pacific cod fishery in the 1880s, utilizing the raw material afforded by the vast Northwest forests, Seattle-area boat builders began creating one of the world's great fishing fleets. Soon, they would craft sailing ships to support the lumber and cargo trades, and work boats that sustained Pacific commerce.
Early in the 20th Century, a related industry took advantage of the same natural resources and human talent to design and build ships that cruised the air. But the designers and builders of the Pacific Northwest didn't focus entirely on the business of transportation.
Early on, they began crafting some of the world's most distinguished pleasure boats. The pre-World War II era ranked as nothing less than a Golden Age of boatbuilding in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Throwbacks is a documentary film that profiles the great naval architects of Seattle's early years, and the famous boatyards and shipwrights that applied worldrenowned craftsmanship to their nautical visions. It follows the classic boats and yachts through the decades, the rowdy 1920s when everyman dreamed of owning a boat, the grim Depression years when Hollywood wealth was all that sustained Seattle boatyards, the War-era when even the most lavish pleasure craft were pressed into hard military service, the decades of neglect when signature vessels languished in obscurity and the contemporary fascination with the restoration of these stylish relics of the bygone age.
Spend the afternoon at Toad's Landing, the secluded island in southern British Columbia where builderdesigner William Garden still crafts signature vessels in a Santa's workshop for older boys. Take a ride aboard the steamers and paddle wheelers that comprised Puget Sound's Mosquito Fleet. Sit down with Norm Blanchard aboard the lavishly restored fantail yacht Malibu as he reminisces about the Seattle boatyard where his father and the celebrated designer Ted Geary collaborated on classic after classic.
Board the 86-ft. motor vessel Westward, circa 1925.
for an excursion with the rich and famous clientele that stalked big game as guests of Campbell Church, Junior's Alaska Coast Hunting and Cruising Company; meet Leigh Coolidge, the imperious Duke with the Homburg hat and the Van Dyke beard who conceived elegant workboats, pleasure boats, rum runners and rum chasers. Marvel at the restoration of the Glorybe, one of the oldest classics of them all that burned to a cinder in the Seattle Yacht Club fire but will soon cruise into her second century on the Puget Sound.
Experience the luxury of the Thea Foss, christened Infanta after the first child of actor John Barrymore who built her for his wife only to lose her when alcohol consumed his fortune. Meet the Jensens and the Francks whose Lake Union boatyards have crafted world-class vessels for decades.
Slated to premiere in November 2004, Throwbacks was commissioned by Seattle maritime enthusiast Cary Swasand whose Aleutian Spray Fisheries Company operates a fleet of highs seas fishing vessels including the 240-ft. F/V Starbound. The program was written and produced by John Sabella. Paul Sharpe of Seattle's Sharpe Productions served as director of photography and editor. Copies of the hour-long program will be available on VHS videocassette or DVD at a cost of $ 19.95 plus shipping.
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December 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 13are critical in achieving industry con? - Projects addressing the testing and vessels will be a particular focus as the dence of safe working practices in off- validation of these technologies and test- OSW industry embraces an increasingly shore operations with the need for very ing the interoperability
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November 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11autonomous and remote control tools before wider deploy- sion detection and collision avoidance (CDCA). Foss is to ment and adoption. Class review and approval frameworks install Sea Machines’ SM300 system on board its harbor tug are critical in achieving industry con? dence of safe working Rachael
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October 2022 - Marine News page: 76MN Company Index Company PageCompany Page ABB .................................................................................................56 Iridium ............................................................................................56 ABS .........................................................
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October 2022 - Marine News page: 24advance of work at CVOW), will be chartered to Ørsted-Ever- source for installation work (based out of New London, Conn.) at two other projects in the Northeast, Revolu- tion Wind and Sunrise Wind, expected to commence in late 2023 -2024. However, the feeder barge model (with non Jones Act WTIVs being supplied
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September 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 57e1 Marine GF Piping HEAT-FIT Turbodrive 600 HCT Waterjet Methanol to Hydrogen HEAT-FIT is designed to bring light- Castoldi launched its largest water- e1 Marine’s M-series methanol to hy- weight, corrosion-free thermoplastic jet to date, the Turbodrive 600 H.C.T., drogen generator has received approval
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September 2022 - Marine News page: 42People & Companies Bruun Takes the Helm at KVH Callan Promotes Two VPS KVH Industries, Inc., has appointed Callan Marine announced the promo- Brent C. Bruun as president, CEO and tions of Chris Dearing to Vice President Bruun Hernandez member of the board. of Engineering and Production and Oli- ver
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June 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 55In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Cadeler inks $345m deal for Foundation Install Ship adeler signed a contract for F-class X-class Main Crane Larger than 2,600 t $345m with COSCO Heavy In- X-class @ 46 m dustries to build an F-class ves- C Hook height above deck 200m + 200m
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December 2021 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 26GREAT SHIPS of 2021 “Don’t sit back and wait for the perfect solution to come along. There are viable technologies, there are opportunities out there. So don’t sit back and wait, jump on it.” Glenn Edvardsen CEO, UECC Photos courtesy UECC Dual-fuel engine technology has now been combined with the
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 56TOP BOATS 2021 Foss Maritime RACHAEL ALLEN A TUG WITH AUTONOMOUS CAPABILITIES Foss Maritime’s newest vessel is the ? rst U.S.-? ag harbor tions,” said Will Roberts, president, Foss Maritime. tug to integrate autonomous systems in real-world com- The Rachael Allen has been delivered with the SM300 mercial
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 19Foss Maritime built and operated the world’s ? rst battery electric hybrid tug, the Carolyn Dorothy, in 2010. Foss continues actively looking into alternative technologies and fuels, like the biofuel trial we have underway this year with our tug Alta June in the San Francisco Bay area. Fortunately
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 18Insights Foss’ new harbor tug Rachael Allen is equipped with high-tech Sea Machines systems that will help mariners perform their jobs safer and more ef? ciently. 18 | MN November 2021
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 17Q&A ing to the shores of the United States. Since the Cape Wind Please give an update on Foss’ autonomous project over a decade ago, Foss has worked to ? nd solu- harbor tug project. Why did the company tions for proposed offshore wind projects. Vineyard Wind decide to adopt this novel technology
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 16Insights Foss recently placed three state-of- the-art ASD 90 Z-drive harbor assist/ escort tugs into the California ? eet. 16 | MN November 2021
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 15state-of-the-art ASD 90 Z-drive harbor assist/escort tugs Please give a ‘by the numbers’ overview of the into the California ? eet. Foss is fully committed to up- Foss Maritime ? eet and areas of operation. WR: Foss Maritime operates a diverse ? eet of vessels that grading our current ? eet in
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 14Insights Will QQQQQQQQQQAAA & Roberts President, Foss Maritime All images: Foss Maritime Will Roberts joined Seattle-based Foss Maritime in 2017 as chief commercial of? cer, and in 2018 he was named chief operating of? cer. Prior to joining Foss, Roberts held a number of leadership roles for
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November 2021 - Marine News page: 2Marine News November 2021 • Volume 32 Number 11 Contents Features 34 Inland Waterways: 34 A Crucible of Issues Inland waterways executives re? ect on the major issues impacting the industry heading into 2022. By Tom Ewing 42 Electri? cation: 42 Leading the Charge Battery power and
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October 2021 - Marine News page: 45for U.S. yards and vessel operators. Ørsted/ Ever- er company with offshore ambitions is Green Shipping source, with multiple projects in the Northeast, have taken Line (GSL), founded by Percy Pyne IV, a New York- the lead when it comes to service vessels- contracting with based entrepreneur with
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October 2021 - Marine News page: 44Feature M N 0 0 1 Offshore Wind bines erected by European-owned WTIVs (with Jones lation jack-up vessel.” In late August, DEME Offshore Act compliant feeder barges), and will continue to do so. announced that it would be upgrading the crane capac- The installation phase of the already approved Vineyard
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October 2021 - Marine News page: 2M N 0 0 1 Marine News October 2021 • Volume 32 Number 10 Company Index Company PageCompany Page ABB ....................................................................................................8 Green Shipping Line......................................................................45 ABS .......
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July 2021 - Marine News page: 41Vessels Aurora/Qamun Crowley recently took delivery of its new 55,000-barrel, articu- lated tug-barge (ATB), the Aurora/Qamun. The 410-foot vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s ? eet, after the Aveogan/Oliver Leavitt, to be dedicated to the Alaska market. The ATB is specially designed to add ef?