The Pleasure Boat was a reform journal published in Portland, Maine, during the mid-nineteenth century by the Quaker reformer and journalist Jeremiah...
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Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such...
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2023 Bournemouth beach incident (category 2023 disasters in the United Kingdom)
4 June. The pleasure boat the Dorset Belle was later impounded at Cobb's Quay in Poole Harbour. The boat was put under police cordon. The boat had reportedly...
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Marchioness disaster (redirect from The Marchioness Inquiry)
August 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 51 people. The pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being hit twice by the dredger Bowbelle at about 1:46 am...
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Formula Boats is a brand of pleasure boats produced in the United States and sold globally. Thunderbird Products owns and operates the Formula brand. Three...
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since the early 2000s, with boats now featuring larger tubes, increased engine horsepower, and cuddy cabins. Pontoon boats are used for pleasure on lakes...
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throughout the world for transportation, fishing, and sport. Fishing boats vary widely in style partly to match local conditions. Pleasure craft used...
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Faldo, who initially denied paternity, was the skipper of the pleasure boat Marchioness, which sank on the River Thames in 1989 after being hit by a dredger...
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a plaque that confirms the ship's listed status on board, and pleasure boats are equipped with a similar enamel sign. While the listing does not confer...
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The Brunswick Boat Group, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, is the largest maker of pleasure boats in the world. The company's net...
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at Pleasure Beach Resort in Lancashire, England. Opened on 14 June 2000 at a cost of £15 million, it is one of the longest indoor dark rides in the world...
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Draft (hull) (redirect from Draught (boat))
some of the ships that have too deep a draft when laden, for either the Strait of Malacca or the Suez Canal. A small draft allows pleasure boats to navigate...
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Patrick Miller of Dalswinton (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
multiple-hulled pleasure boats propelled by cranked paddle wheels placed between the hulls. On seeing a steam-carriage model made by the engineer William...
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River Erne (section Pleasure boating)
(m3/s). The river takes its name from a mythical princess named Éirne. Live-aboard pleasure cruisers operate from several locations along the Erne waterway...
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boat. The wide-range of usage of the name extends from utilitarian craft through to pleasure boats built to a very high standard. In naval use, the launch...
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Toyota (category Companies listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange)
break down the stronghold of Yamaha? Toyota and Yanmar join to make a pleasure boat]. My Navi (in Japanese). March 10, 2016. Archived from the original...
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The Swan Boats are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Swan Boats have been in...
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Port of Caen (category Ports and harbours of the English Channel)
29°W / 49.23; -0.29 The Port of Caen (French: Port de Caen) is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed...
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the company produced small patrol boats and launches for the U.S. Navy. After the war, Chris-Craft introduced a new lineup of civilian pleasure boats...
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The Century Boat Company (CEBC) is an American boatbuilding company of racing and pleasure boats. Founded in 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it moved to...
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Melbourne, Australia in the 1850s Marchioness disaster, the 1989 disaster that struck The Marchioness, a pleasure boat on the River Thames Search for...
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Yacht (category Ship designs of the Dutch Republic)
to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities. The Commercial...
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now punting is boating for pleasure. The term punt also refers to smaller versions of regional types of long shore work boats, such as the Deal galley punt...
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steamer Patrol boat Pedalo (paddle boat) Personal water craft (PWC) Pinnace (ship's boat) Pink (ship) Pirogue Pleasure barge Pleasure craft Police watercraft...
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Darryl Ponicsan (category United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War)
Pertinence (Seattle: Pleasure Boat Studio, 2020) The Last Detail (1973) (novel) Cinderella Liberty (1973) (novel and screenwriter) The Girl Called Hatter...
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D'Nuka, Amanda (November 1, 2018). "Alicia Silverstone To Star In 'The Pleasure Of Your Presence'". Deadline Hollywood. Casellas, Miguel (April 24, 2020)...
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at the request of local people for the protection of the numerous vessels passing that port as well as for the benefit of the fishing-boats of the place...
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The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes. Founded by brothers Peter and...
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Cruisers Yachts (category American boat builders)
brand of pleasure boats owned by MarineMax. The company builds boats ranging from 33 feet - 60 feet, and is headquartered in Oconto, Wisconsin. The company...
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