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Link to our Spring 2012 eNewsletter
Seaton Yachts and Burger Boat Company Announce Development of Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three
Seaton Yachts from Newport, RI, USA is pleased to announce plans to develop and market with Burger Boat Company the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three. Seaton has chosen Burger to build the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three to ICE CLASS 1D standards at Burger's shipyard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. Burger's efficient state-of-the-art shipyard, superior old-world craftsmanship and renowned reliability along with Seaton's design, create a truly exceptional offering to be built in the heartland of America.
If Newport is the center of the yachting world,
Newport Shipyard is its epicenter, with dockage,
repair, and construction facilities suited to
yachts of all sizes.
Jim Ruffolo, President of Burger Boat Company said, "This is an exceptional design and we are very excited to be the builder of choice. It is a natural fit for Burger and we look forward to building this extraordinary yacht."
John Clayman, President of Seaton Yachts said, "We are very excited about this project and look forward to working with Burger to build this yacht at America's premier shipyard."
The Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three is designed for unlimited ocean service, with the range to cross any ocean at 10 to 12 knots. Commercially-rated diesel engines provide redundancy and safety for extended cruising in remote areas. With twin engines, bow and stern thrusters, and hydraulic mooring capstans, the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three is an exceptional seaworthy, long range yacht that is easy to maneuver.
The Eighty-Three tri-deck configuration will be elegantly finished with an astonishing amount of living space. Designed to be operated and maintained solely by the owner, the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three offers self-contained crew quarters for owners choosing to have crew.
The main deck will feature full walk-around side decks and high, solid bulwarks, providing on-deck protection and security in any sea conditions. Watertight exterior doors, heavy-duty windows, and big-ship features such as automatic tank vent closures are all part of a motor vessel designed for ocean travel. She is designed and built for extended life aboard at sea, at anchor, or dockside.
The foredeck houses a large primary tender and a small flotilla of waterborne toys and shore-going necessities such as motorbikes. All can be launched from either side using the high-capacity hydraulic foredeck crane.
The Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three will undergo extended sea trials prior to delivery, along with comprehensive training for the owners regarding operation of the ship and her systems. When delivered, the yacht will be "bring your toothbrush – complete" and ready to go cruising.
Carefully engineered, thoughtfully equipped, and beautifully finished, the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three is a big boat for cruisers with big plans.
The 3D Color Renderings of the Seaton Voyager
Seventy are online. Please visit the
Seaton Voyager Seventy Long Range Cruising Trawler
Yacht page to view
renderings, specifications and complete details.
Seaton
Yachts Opens Newport Office
The main office of Seaton Yachts is now open at
Newport Shipyard in Newport, RI. Newport
Shipyard is one of the most historic maritime
sites in the US, having been a functional
shipyard serving military, commercial, and
pleasure boat fleets for more than 170 years.
If Newport is the center of the yachting world,
Newport Shipyard is its epicenter, with dockage,
repair, and construction facilities suited to
yachts of all sizes.
When you visit Newport, please stop in to visit
us. We'll be glad to bring you up to
date on our current projects, as well as proudly
show you some of the designs of Stephen R.
Seaton. Whether you're looking for a
custom expedition yacht for world cruising or a
fast, efficient coastal cruising production
boat, Seaton Yachts has design for you.
You may think we just build yachts, but we're
actually in the business of fulfilling dreams.
Let us help you make your dreams come true!
Seaton Yachts maintains design and project
development offices in Ocala and Vero Beach,
Florida.
Seaton
Yachts Unveils New Project
In
June, 2006, Seaton Yachts introduced their
latest project, the Seaton Expedition
Seventy-Eight. View the Expedition Seventy
Eight drawings and specifications
Seaton
Yachts' Nick Nicholson Winning Navigator in June
2006 Newport to Bermuda Centennial Race
"Temptress
and Four Stars Take Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Trophies"
by Laurie Fullerton - http://www.bermudarace.com/
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Hamilton,
Bermuda – The long wait is nearly over
for many among the 263- fleet
participating in the Newport Bermuda
Centennial race. With over 200 yachts
reaching the finish over the last 24
hours, the provisional winners are
eyeing up the coveted Gibbs Hill and St.
David's Lighthouse Trophies. The man
with most anticipation is Dr. Richard
Shulman from Barrington, Rhode Island,
whose lifelong dream of winning the
Lighthouse trophy finally looks set to
become reality.
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Dr
Richard Shulman's Temptress
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His
IMX 45 Temptress, not only heads her
class but the entire professional ORR
section of the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Division racing for the ORR Gibbs Hill
Lighthouse trophy including Hap
Fauth's line honors victor Bella Mente.
"We knew we had a good shot at winning
this race as soon as we saw the kind of
weather we would have," said Shulman
today, adding. "I have one of the
greatest crews who have been sailing
with me for many years, and we have a
boat that is extremely fast in light
airs."
The
Temptress team has been regular
competitors in this race since the 1980s
in three different boats named Temptress
and have come close to winning several
times. In 1994, they missed out on an
overall win by just 3 minutes 40
seconds. Nick Nicholson, Shulman's
veteran navigator from Newport, Rhode
Island was just as ecstatic. "This is
big, both individually and collectively.
We all wanted this." Both men are
members of the Cruising Club of America
and involved in the organizational
aspects of this race, with Shulman
chairman of participation and Nicholson
standing as vice-chairman of this race.
"We
like light air sailing and have a depth
of knowledge here. Our tactician is Jack
Slattery from Marblehead and he made
some fantastic calls. When we were in
the Gulf Stream and watching the
forecast, given our position within the
fleet, we knew we had a shot."
Nicholson added.
Shulman
put their victory down to a last minute
change of plan. "We had intended to
head out east of the rhumb line but in
the end we went west. We listened to the
experts telling us that it would be best
to go east, but the data they presented
suggested that the westerly option
through the Gulf Stream was best."
For
more than 300 miles, Shulman's
Temptress was within hailing distance of
Clayton Deutsch's larger 68ft Swan
Chippewa, and the two were still trading
tacks close to the finish. "It was
great to wake up each morning to see a
larger mast nearby." Shulman joked.
The
Newport Bermuda race is a right of
passage for many ocean sailors ranging
from the Governor of Bermuda to British
heroine Dee Carraffa who on May 18
became the first yachtsman in history to
successfully complete a solo
circumnavigation west to east.
"I
will not easily forget getting a lesson
in winch dismantling in the middle of
the Gulf Stream, or for that matter
cleaning my teeth in the dark with
Savalon antiseptic cream instead of
toothpaste!," noted Sir John Vereker,
Governor of Bermuda who sailed aboard
Colin Couper's Swan 46 Babe.
"Altogether, we thoroughly enjoyed the
race. We may have fallen into a hole
without breeze after the Gulf Stream,
but it was enormous fun and a great
experience."
Carraffa
sailed her first Newport to Bermuda race
this year as navigator aboard Pindar
Alphagraphics which included sailing
journalists, corporate guests and world
class sailors. While the Pindar
Alphagraphics crew sailed a
disappointing race, Carraffa said she
welcomed the challenge of navigating for
a large team, particularly after months
at sea on her own.
"This
race is an opportunity for us to develop
key members of our crew," said
Carraffa who just broke the female
solo-sailing record from west to east
this year. "Lots of variable
conditions made it challenging for all
of us, especially in a boat like the
Volvo 60 which is designed for heavy air
and downwind conditions."
The
Newport Bermuda race has always been
known for its innovation and boat design
is key to sailing well.
For
first over the line finisher Hap Fauth,
he credits his designer and boat
modifications on his Judel Vroljk Bella
Mente in part for the win.
"I
would have loved to have been in the
money for the Gibbs Hill Division and
the number one satisfaction is taking a
relatively small boat and winning,"
said Fauth. "We are content with the
first to finish honors and that is a
thrill that lasts forever."
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Laurie Fullerton
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