CAMBRIA (along with her 75-feet waterline length cousins ASTRA and CANDIDA, the first three ‘Big Class’ yachts to be bermudan-rigged from launch) has long been dubbed a 23-Metre. However, while designed to rate around that figure under the International Rule, a key element of her survival into the 21st Century – still a magnificent racer-cruiser; every sweet William Fife III curve still in place while supporting perhaps the tallest of all truly wooden masts – is her stout original construction to Lloyd’s then highest specifications for wood and wood-composite yachts, rather than to the lighter International Rule scantlings. https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/792/william-fife-iii-111ft-big-class-cutter-19282016 Thus CAMBRIA, adored, maintained and respected for most of her life, has remarkably never required a total rebuild restoration. Her soul remains intact through recent major refits “sympathetic to her origins and respectful of her history”, and this is immediately apparent on first stepping aboard this happy, beautiful, historic, and very special classic yacht.

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Fun fact! This newsreel gets the date of her launch wrong! Her maiden voyage was in 1935, not her launch.

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THE ONLY TRUE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, Komodo National Park Indonesia – Our Ultimate Guide S4 – Episode 96 There is only one, true house of the dragon on this planet and it’s located in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park. On these stunning volcanic islands survivors of the dinosaur age still live and thrive. We first walked amongst the Komodo Dragons back in 2010 when we sailed here on the Panisi Umbah Puti and now in 2023 we were back on Our Dreamtime and keen to see one of the earth’s rarest animals once more. But Komodo National Park holds many other treasures including breath taking views from Padar Island, the stunning red coral infused Pink Beach, and amazing underwater life where you can drift along with huge Manta Rays, Turtles and prolific fish life. We even found Nemo. Join us as we set out to experience it all. Through Patreon or Ko-fi you can support our video productions for less than price of a coffee per episode. The funds help us offset the cost of upload data, music and editing software subscriptions, storage hard drives and to improve the quality of our shows. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DreamtimeSail Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/dreamtimesail

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Barb and Karl takes us on their journey of purchasing their Grady-White Freedom 235. Barb explains that what you pay it way you get, and the sturdiness, quality and reputation is everything Grady-White and Short Marine offers.

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