May 02 2008
Boat Projects Being Completed
Spring is here - so there is a rush to finish the winter boat building projects. The picture above is of a model of the research vessel One Eagle. It was completed in the German Neue Jadewerft Shipyard in 1969. When it left, after final fit-out, the Arista Nautica yard here in Split last week it looked a little different (see the pictures below) - and is now known as the Amadeus. Reymond Langton Design delivered a sleek-looking renovation for owner Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton.
Last summer Tony Blair and Bono were enjoying sunning themselves on her decks.
The Amadeus is 70m long, with a 11.5m beam and a 4.5m draft. She is pushed along by nearly 3 000hp-worth of Caterpillar diesels. The previous superstructure was removed and replaced with aluminium, plus a new bow was added. She now has luxury rooms for 12 guests and 18 crew have their own berths downstairs.
Murray and Cathrine, whose Zephyrus Apartments are the best in town, have been fixing a 11.2m Classic. She is an Argentinian boat, built in 1967 at the German Frers yard to a Dorado B design and was sailed for 6 months to reach Split from Buenos Aires. Murray has replaced the rigging, stripped and re-varnished the teak decks, repainted the hull and re-wired her.
Progress on the leut continues. The planking and caulking have been completed. Next work will begin on the interior.
