o o o Nautical Trivia 1. M/Y Kingdom spends much of her time in Antibes. What’s she famous for? 2. Where does the term Mayday come from?
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Sun & Moon Sunset: 19:29 Moonrise: 02:19 (Friday morning); 27.7% illuminated Sunrise tomorrow: 07:18
Th u r s d ay • S e p t. 22, 2011
Weather
Today: Sunny, high 27C Tonight: Clear; overnight low 17C; 0% chance rain Tomorrow AM: Sunny, clear, warming to 27C
Yesterday’s answers: 1. RADAR is an acronym for Radio Detecting and Ranging 2. In 1999, the largest yacht was the 482foot Abdul Aziz, which launched in 1984.
Things to See/Do Networking When: Today, 17:00-on Where: Nautical Structures booth, QS82 The U.S.-based davit and crane manufacturer will have an announcement about a new partnership and its expansion plans. Enjoy Stella Artois, Spanish wine and tapas.
PYA Forum When: 17:15-18:15 Where: Int’l School A panel will discuss recent revisions to STCW and MLC, an RYA commercial endorsement for the yacht master, and a new career training structure for interior staff. RSVP required.
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FINDING PEGASO: Guillermo Freire Garcia, right, said the 73m M/Y Pegaso will not debut at the show for several reasons, the least of which is hitting the dock. PHOTO/LUCY REED
Mishaps keep Pegaso from show By Lucy Chabot Reed For yacht aficionados, there’s a hole in the Monaco show. A 73m motoryacht, the largest private vessel ever built in Spain, was supposed to make her world debut here this week. Instead, M/Y Pegaso remains in the shipyard, finishing sea trials and mending a mishap that happened about 10 days ago. Pegaso is the much-heralded vessel from Friere Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. Parent company of Astilleros Shipyard, Friere began the project in 2007 for a private owner. The yacht was delivered to the owner about three weeks ago, but a series of problems with its stern thrusters has delayed the hand-over. And about 10 days ago, an electrical short caused the
yacht to hit the rocky quay. “We suffered an electrical problem in the console and command was lost,” said Guillermo Freire Garcia, commercial director for Freire Shipyard. “It happened close to the quay and the bulbous bow hit the rocks around the quay. It was traveling at very low speed.” Speculation has been circulating in the industry that the hull was too damaged to journey to Monaco, but that’s not true, Garcia said. The steel hull is reinforced as it is built to ice-class, and the next day, the yacht was back in sea trials, he said. The real reason the yacht is not in the show, Garcia said, is because of confusion over her berth assignment and because of technical trouble with the PEGASO, see page 3
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