În partea a 2-a a seriei, Paul Madden arată cum în 1930 și 1931 s-au văzut mai mult de o jumătate de milă de noi iahturi de expediție construite de cei mai bogați oameni ai lumii la un cost de peste 2 miliarde de dolari. Iahturi cu dimensiuni de peste 400 de picioare, cu propulsie electrică cu turbină cu abur care oferă o viteză de 20 de noduri; au oferit spații de cazare luxoase cuplate cu gamă globală și capacități de traversare a oceanului. O generație de iahtmani uber-bogați, care au avut experiență navală din Primul Război Mondial și abilitatea de a efectua expediții științifice la nivel global. Aproape toate aceste nave au devenit nave de război în al Doilea Război Mondial și s-au transformat cu ușurință în nave de combat și vânători rapizi de U-Boat. Vedeți mai multe videoclipuri Vanderbilt aici: https://www.youtube.com/c/VanderbiltmuseumOrgNY/videos Pentru mai multe informații despre iahturile de expediție, accesați http://XplorerYachts.com
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Epoca de aur a iahturilor de expediție – anii 1930. Partea a 2-a din Istoria iahturilor de expediție
Very informative keep up the good work
Wowww! Thank you. I look forward to Part 3.
I think having their yachts used in war kinda makes up for the low tax rates these guys enjoyed lol. Imagine spending years designing and building your dream yacht and then the government turns it into a gun boat?!?!
There were some extremely modern looking yachts on the drawing boards back then. I recall a streamlined art deco style yacht that was actually built, but I forgot its name.
I'm a practical person, with no appetite for trivia or history, so I didn't find any of this useful, except for:
1- The Amphibious Aircraft on the Yachts: I don't have an interest in anything vintage because modern iterations should be far superior, but I did find the concept of the amphibious aircraft on the deck of Vanderbilt's yacht interesting, since I wanted to store mine in a hangar, on the yacht, to save it from rogue waves. Seaplanes aren't quite designed to handle seas as rough as the expedition yachts are designed for, so I wonder how the aircraft fared on voyages through the Drake's Passage.
2- The Place of the Superstructure: Another thing of interest to me is the placement of the superstructure.
Ideally, I'd want this placed in the center, as the fulcrum to right dips at the bow and stern, but to carry large tenders on small yachts, you have to place the superstructure close to the bow or close to the stern.
I believe, the stern should be a better alternative to the bow for steering, fuel economy, and for plunges from crests into deep troughs. This is how most of the early ships and yachts were designed right till the 2000s.
But, recently, most ships and yachts that need to carry large tenders or cargo, except for container ships, have the superstructure in the bow, perhaps, to avoid pitch-poling or dampen the impact of large waves.
I'd look to know why modern yachts place the superstructure closer to the bow and why the earlier ones placed them closer to the stern.
When I saw the title I was skeptical about this topic being interesting. I had no idea they were building yachts like that at the time. This is fascinating.
What a wonderful video. Thank you.
Looking forward to pt 3, hopefully 4,5,6… It’s extremely interesting to cover this history for context on todays Expedition yachts. I learned a lot from pt. 1 & 2.
Looking forward to the opportunity of Destroyer/ Battle Cruiser converted into a megayacht with fast displacement & massive ranger capability…..🛳🤓
Great video, keep it up!⛵💯
Thank you for this. I didn't know so many ships were built. I never resented people having mega yachts because building, decorating, maintaining, sailing, and providing hospitality created many jobs. I feel that boats are entities, and in the spring when returning to my boat, I hug the mast and ask "did you miss me?" Yea, a little nuts, but a boat takes care of you in a hostile and dangerous environment.
Thanks. Very interesting. No idea there were so many large personal yachts built back in the day.
I am trying to track down a vessel, 121' Fantail Yacht that was built on the east coast at City Island NY in 1930 for The Wrigley Family (of the gum fame ). She was brought to Long Beach CA via Panama to serve the family as a coastal cruiser, and transport to Catalina Island. I had the honor of being a crew member during the 1980s. She had several names but I knew her as The Lovely Lady. A few years ago I saw a Tow Boat US notification stating that she was docked at the Miami River and was purposefully scuttled and abandoned. I contacted the original shipyard and shared my concerns, however, they told me the current owner was devastated and not interested in communication. I cant imagine that she would have been scrapped. She had so much history, and soul. That boat really spoke to me, and all who boarded her. I wonder if someone who loved her as much as I might have saved, and restored her. Any ideas on her fate? Anyone?
WOW..!! 151 crew for just 5 guests..! And I thought the modern "Dilbar" was excessive with just 90 crew..!!
"Nahlin" , Lady Yules' motor yacht was also "notorious" for hosting the then Prince of Wales(later King Edward Vlll and his mistress at the time) Mrs. Wallis Simpson on a cruise. It was during this cruise that there affair became world-wide piblijc knowledge and scandal.