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Grahame Shannon

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Designer of more than 100 yachts, mostly sail, including the popular Walker Bay 8. Author of mystery adventure novels. Racing and cruising skipper, including single handed racing, at the Tiddly Cove Yacht Club. Developed one the first Windows based 3D CAD system for boat design, Autoship. Married to a wonderful woman, two children, and first grandchild coming soon.

The $89k 55 Foot Bluewater Yacht That Got Cheap Enough to...

The Tayana 55 is one of the most tempting used bluewater cruising sailboats on the market: a 55-foot center cockpit offshore yacht with serious...

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The Luders 33 was designed by Bill Luders and built by Allied Yachts of Catskill, NY, from 1966 to 1974. The builder of the Luders 33, Allied Yachts, had a troubled existence, struggling for survival from the early 1970s until the firm finally succumbed for good in 1981. Throughout its nine year production run, a bit more than 100 Luders 33s were built. Still, like such similar boats as the Alberg 30, the relative scarcity and traditional styling have made it a bit of a cult object.

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