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The latest news from AB Marine.

Boat Shows 2010

July 20th, 2010 by Steve

Here at AB Marine we look forward to the boat show season. It gives us the opportunity to meet and greet all of our old customers and to assist new potential customers as well. It is a time for you the sailor, to be able to discuss your projects and to ask questions on a multitiude of subjects with the factory experts on hand. One on one is simply the very best venue for discussions and problem solving your projects.

AB Marine will be exhibiting all of its products at the shows ...

Goetz / Wally 82 / Highland Fling

August 27th, 2009 by Steve

Highland Fling: First Race Day Highland Fling: First Race Day

Quantum Racing Wins Audi Medcup Circuit

September 20th, 2008 by Steve

CONGRATULATIONS to QUANTUM RACING on winning the overall honours in the 2008 Audi Medcup Circuit which has just been completed in Portugal.

Not only have they won the circuit series overall for 2008, but along the way they also won three of the individual regattas as well.

Shaft Sharks for Saildrive Units

September 8th, 2008 by Steve

AB Marine, Inc is pleased to announce the introduction of a new model of Shaft Sharks for saildrive installations

After many months of design and testing, these units are now available for immediate delivery and installation.

They will install on most all types of saildrive folding and feathering propellers. There is no interfernece with the saildrive zinc or with the zinc supplied with the propeller.The two piece unit easily installs without removing the propeller and with no modification to the propeller or the saildrive zinc.

New King 40 wins again

August 29th, 2008 by Steve

SUMMIT YACHTS are pleased to announce that its KING 40 is the 2009 Sailing World Magazine overall “Boat of the year” winner. The Mark Mills designed, IRC racer/cruiser has been capturing silver in Europe and USA. The comfortable interior, powerful sail plan and efficient cockpit all combine to make this a true dual purpose winner.

Gori propeller congratulates Summit Yachts on these achievements in the highly competitive racing regattas around the world.

Buzzards Bay 30's restored

July 10th, 2008 by Steve

InvitationThe Buzzards Bay 30s were originally built in 1902 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. of Bristol, R.I. The 47-foot yachts were ordered by the Beverly, Mass., Yacht Club and were raced as a class.

Across the Atlantic with an Autoprop

July 3rd, 2008 by Steve

Autoprop has been around since the early 1990’s and it is true to say that the vast majority have been fitted to sailing yachts but, there are excellent reasons for more to be fitted to displacement motor boats as well.

Consider the case of this pretty little French trawler style yacht whose owner is preparing to take her across the Atlantic, as one contestant in a fleet of identical yachts, to see who can get there using the least fuel.

J-100 big winner at Long Beach Race Week

July 1st, 2008 by Steve

In the just finished Long Beach race Week, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the nationally syndicated call-in radio hostess from Santa Barbara was a winner.

Skippering her J-100, Perfect, after seven races on three courses over three days "Perfect" not only won the Sportboat class, but also PHRF Boat of the Week Honors for winning in the most competitive class.

Gori propeller in New Zealand

September 27th, 2007 by AB Marine

Gori propeller in New Zealand
What a photo ... what a location. This was sent to us by the owner of this Bill Dixon designed 60ft yacht. Needless to say that below the waterline lies the best part of the picture ... a Gori 3-blade folding propeller

Big Yachts use Gori propellers

September 26th, 2007 by AB Marine

Yachts over 70 feet with Gori propellers installed:
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Maximus Custom 100'
Savannah Custom 90'
All Smoke Southern Wind 78
Acaia Cube Southern Wind 80 DS
New boat Southern Wind 72
Magic Carpet II Wally 94
Y3K Wally 95
Alexia Wally 98
Dangerous but Fun Wally 80
Hull no 5 Wally 80
Open Season Wally 95
Tiketitoo Wally 88
Tiketitan Wally 88
Mari-Cha IV Custom 143'
La Numero Uno Perini Navi 40M 131
Solaris 76 76
Swan 65 65

J-100 Wins Again

September 12th, 2007 by AB Marine

Bob Johnston's new J/100 "Tern" won the "Max Warburg Memorial Trophy" Overall as well as sweeping Div II in the DownEast race Week ... a 5 x day event around islands off Acadia National Park in Maine.

J/100 J/100

Congratulations to Bob and to all the other J/100's out there that come equipped with a Gori 2-blade Saildrive propeller.

Groupama III Speed Records

September 12th, 2007 by AB Marine

The World Sailing Speed Council has ratified two new world records for Franck Cammas and the crew of "Groupama III":

The outright 24 hour speed record of 794nm / Average speed of 33.08kts
The New York to the Lizard Transatlantic Record: 4 days 3 hours 57minutes 54 seconds at an average speed of 29.26kts

Spirit of Canada 2007

September 12th, 2007 by AB Marine

On Friday afternoon, August 31st, Derek Hatfield's Open 60 Spirit of Canada went sailing for the first time. It was a nerve wracking few moments as the Spirit of Canada team raised the sails and the Open 60 started sailing.
All systems performed as Hatfield plans his first transatlantic race and qualifier for the Vendee Globe 2008. –