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Category Archives: Michael James' Notes

Californian Trawlers & Motor Yacht History

Adventure, Cruising, Michael James' Notes, PowerBy Michael JamesSeptember 27, 2024

Model Production Californian 30 LRC 1978-1981 Californian 34 LRC 1977-1985 Californian 35 Convertible 1985-1987 Californian 35 Motor Yacht 1985-1987 Californian 38 Convertible 1984-1987 Californian 38 LRC Sedan 1978-1985 Californian 38…

First 36 Designer Interview

Beneteau FIRST 36 interview series: Sam Manuard

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganJanuary 23, 2022

Sam Manuard – First 36 INTERVIEW SERIES Tell us shortly about yourself. My name is Sam Manuard and I’m a grown-up man, nearly 50 years old. I’m a naval architect…

Excess 11 Boat Show Review

Video Review: EXCESS 11 – The Boat Show

Catamaran, Excess Catamaran, Michael James' Notes, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganJanuary 18, 2022

Review of the sailing catamaran Excess 11 Location: Nettuno, Italy By Federico Maselli

Beneteau FIRST 36 interview series: Giovanni Belgrano from Pure Design & Engineering

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganDecember 10, 2021

Giovanni Belgrano of Pure Design and Engineering, structural engineers for several America’s Cup projects, as well as some of other most famous sailboats in the world, has talked with us…

Voile Magazine awards the new Beneteau FIRST 27

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, MYS Team Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganDecember 9, 2021

Voile Magazine has its annual award ceremony at the  Paris Boat Show, and the First 27 won the people’s vote for the Readers Award.  This is the third award for…

The OCEANIS 34.1 Sailing – Video

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganDecember 2, 2021

The Oceanis 34.1 in the video is equipped with the FIRST LINE PACAKAGE:  Polyester bowsprit with integrated anchoring gear and bobstay (for Code 0 and asymmetric spinnaker) Flatdeck genoa furler…

Interview of ANDRAZ MIHELIN on the new FIRST 36

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, MYS Team Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganNovember 30, 2021

Interview of Andraz Mihelin of Groupe Beneteau by No Frills Sailing https://no-frills-sailing.com/andraz-mihelin-on-first-36-7/  Murray Yacht Sales will have her FIRST 36 out on the water in the Fall of 2022. As…

Excess Torqeedo

Excess Catamaran wins 2021 Boat Builder Award for Electric Propulsion

Catamaran, Excess Catamaran, Michael James' Notes, New Orleans, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganNovember 18, 2021

Great news from Amsterdam as Groupe Beneteau‘s Excess Catamarans wins the Boat Builder Award for 2021, demonstrating the best collaboration solution between a boat builder and its suppliers. This award…

Video Interview w/ real Excess Owners: Lizzy & Marco talk Excess 11

Catamaran, Excess Catamaran, Michael James' Notes, New Orleans, Pensacola, Sail, Seatrials & design reviewsBy Bob MorganNovember 15, 2021

11.15.21 Lizzy and Marco, the owners of an Excess 11 called “Bombarda”, that you already read about in a previous article, set sail for a year to cruise the oceans.Entrepreneurs in their thirties,…

The Beneteau OCEANIS 34.1 Under Sail

Beneteau, Michael James' Notes, MYS Team Notes, New Orleans, Pensacola, SailBy Bob MorganNovember 15, 2021

The Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 construction:  The hull is solid fiberglass with a sold fiberglass hull liner.  The deck is a balsa sandwich with the deck & liner built as one…

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