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Yacht Auction Group To Put Five Cary Marine Yachts On The Block

We've covered house auctions from J.P. King before but they are also partnered with Yacht Auction Group which is based in Fort Lauderdale. This summer on July 20, they will be auctioning off five former model boats from Cary Marine. The five boats include two 70-foot yachts, two 50-foot yachts and one 45-foot yacht. The 2001 model shown here has a fiberglass hull and twin Deutz 1400-horsepower diesel engines. it sleeps four in two staterooms.

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Fast Track To Power Cruising Program

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing

If you'd like to learn how to navigate a power boat but are wary of spending your summer taking boating classes, the Fast Track to Power Cruising could be your dream working vacation. Steve and Doris Colgate, founders of the Offshore Sailing School have partnered with NauticBlue charters to offer a six-day live-aboard learning vacation in the Bahamas and British Virgin Islands. The course which starts June 1, will use 35 - 47 foot power catamarans. Participants are trained by US Cruising Power Boat Certified instructors and learn about on-board systems, docking, anchoring, navigation, engine maintenance and more so that they can confidently handle boats up to 50 feet. Up to four participants live aboard with an instructor during the program.

[via BYM News]

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Tags: boat instruction, boating vacation, boats, charter, cruising, marine, power boats, water