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With a new hull designed by Malan Conradie the new ribcat boasts a wider hull that provides great comfort and stability.

The inherent impact shock that deep-V mono-hull RIBS transmit is vastly reduced. This is of value to commercial and military operators who are concerned about the potential spinal damage to crew exposed to long periods of high speed activity when at sea. After many years of research and development in South Africa, during which the catamaran RIB hydrofoil principle has been 'cloned' by various other builders resulting in notably inferior performances, the original team have emerged with a new creation. PRICE IN THE REGION OF £27,000

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The Plastiki, a 60ft sailing catamaran built out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other plastic rubbish, sailed into Sydney on July 26th having left San Francisco on March 20th this year.

Cove Marine, based at Portland, the venue for the 2012 Olympic Marina, will be showing two South African built Pacer racing yachts at the forthcoming Southampton Show.

Designed by Simonis Voogd, the new Pacer 27 and 376 are high performance keel boats offering very high performance and exceptional levels of finish. Cove Marine will be the UK and Eire agency for Pacer offering customers the opportunity to experience Pacer performance at affordable prices. Both craft are currently available to view at Portland.

The Pacer 27 Sport will be entered into various club races and events to prove its pedigree and offer the opportunity to clubs and crews to evaluate its performance. The Pacer 376 will also be seen at key events this year such as Cowes Week and again the opportunity will be offered to interested parties to test this exciting model.

In addition to this, Cove Marine will be exhibiting its boats and services at the 2010 Southampton Boat Show. Cove Marine can be found in Solent Park, C029 and both the Pacer 376 and Pacer 27 Sport will be in wet berths M498/M499. Anyone visiting the Pacer yachts at the show can be entered into a free competition to win a free half day sail on either the Pacer 376 or Pacer 27 Sport.

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Colorado based Lyn Morgan has just completed an eight week journey by completing the Grand Loop around, and across, North America. What is remarkable is that he did not do so on board a luxury Grand Banks or a Fleming designed for the job but on an open 'pontoon boat' powered by a single Yamaha F250 outboard.

The Grand Loop is one of the world’s most exciting and popular cruises covering the eastern portion of the USA. It includes the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes and Canadian Heritage Canals and the inland rivers of American heartland. To complete the trip Morgan travelled down the Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico, up the eastern seaboard and back through the great lakes managing to cruise at 20-35mph depending on the conditions.

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