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In this section we look
at every kind of vessel, from the canoe to the supertanker, in terms of the
vessel itself, the qualities and failings inherent in each type of craft, for
example, and at the people who are involved with those vessels, professionally
and for pleasure.
Links in UPPER CASE letters are to indicate further Guide Pages which
give more detail about what is contained in the sections, lower case links are
to pages which may, in some cases, function partly as Guide Pages but are mainly
devoted to features and editorial content.
Powerboats : Those sleek, fast, fun machines... Whether you are a keen racer or a weekend
whiz-kid, driver, crew, passenger or spectator, power-boating has an allure all of its own. Here, we encourage owners, crew and manufacturers to share their passion with us.
SHIPPING: This section covers all vessels built to work and earn their living,
including most types of :
Commercial
vessel - on the Commercial page itself goes anything which
doesn't quite fall into any of the existing Commercial categories which are:
Leisure shipping, (with the exception of charter yachts taking
less than 12 passengers, which are catered for in Charter Chat,
part of the Get Together section)
Shades
of Grey our military shipping section, including
submarines, coastguards and national navies.
Small
Craft: The world of boaters encompasses rivers, lakes and streams as well as the sea. In this section we
include the Tenders used to commute between larger vessels and the
shore, as well as Canoes
& Kayaks,
sailing dinghies (on the Small Craft page itself) and Rowboats
used for transport, pleasure and competition.
YACHTS: Here, each type of yacht has a section to itself, from the classics of yesteryear,
the Tall Ships, to the performance
Multihulls of tomorrow, we look at the ketch,
schooner and sloop
as well as the motor yacht.
All
Afloat Section Links brings you links to every page in the section on one
handy page.
If your interest is more
specifically in matters concerning the
construction and maintenance of vessels, you may like to take a look at the Different
Strokes pages, under
Expertise in the Technical section.
If you are a steamboat enthusiast, the bad news
is that no-one has written anything on the subject for MarineZine. The
good news is that there is a whole website dedicated to the topic, with plenty
to see, at http://www.steamboating.com
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