Beechcombings: The Narratives of Trees.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Beechcombings: The Narratives of Trees by Richard Mabey Chatto & Windus, hb, pp274, 20 [pounds sterling] It has been a bumper year for nature writing, and to future classics by Robert Macfarlane and the late Roger Deakin can now be added Beechcombings. ...

EWEB commits to price for site of boat landing.
Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday to buy a parcel of land for a new boat landing below the Goodpasture Covered Bridge despite a staff member's representation that the land is "overpriced." Commissioners accepted property owner Hanne...

SBMA warns Hanjin contractors; Palace rejects bid to halt operations due to fatal mishap.
Byline: JONAS REYES SUBIC BAY FREEPORT--The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has issued a stern warning to contractors at Hanjin shipyard here to observe strictly occupational safety standards even as Malacanang cleared Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. (HHIC) of charges arising from the fatal accident that happened recently...

Wot Rocket aims to break 50-knot barrier.
Built to break through the 50-knot sailing speed barrier, the nine-metre vessel Wot Rocket looks like a cross between a Yellow Pages, a foiling International Moth and a sailplane/glider. Scan Langman, the former 18-foot World Champion, built Wot Rocket in his Noakes Shipyard. Graeme Wood, the Internet entrepreneur who...

Red Dragon sails with Stratis.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Doyle New Zealand has announced that the largest sails ever to come from New Zealand loft Stratis Sail Cloth were hoisted last week on the latest superyacht from the Dubois drawing board, Red Dragon. The boat, built by Alloy Yachts, received perfectly fitting, uniquely monogrammed...

Down the Rhumbline: South Pacific Cup welcome news for yachting: the South Pacific Cup to be launched at this year's Audi Hamilton Island Race Week should stimulate international team racing.
The development of offshore yacht racing around the, world, and in Australia in particular, owes much to the Admiral s Cup team series sailed for many years from Cowes on the picturesque and historic Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The Royal Ocean Racing...

Navy contract gives new life to old GE plant.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION; EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE The ceremonial groundbreaking for a testing facility for electric turbines got the full silver-spade treatment in Fitchburg last week - and with good reason. The $2.1 million facility brings the city another step toward healing the economic and psychological scars left...

Turbine tests nearing; Fitchburg company begins new facility.
Byline: Martin Luttrell FITCHBURG - There was a silver-plated spade on hand, but it served merely as a prop yesterday during a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $2.1 million turbine test facility to be built at the DRS Power Technology Inc. plant on Boulder Drive. DRS,...

MouldCAM helps create lighter hulls quicker.
mouldCAM provided McConaghy yachts with a world-first solution during the build of City Index Leopard. mouldCAM translated the boat design with such accuracy that virtually no further fairing of the hull and deck was required. By ensuring perfection in shape, mouldCAM assisted in saving both final weight and critical...

Superyacht style on a production budget: the 630e flagship of Hanse yachts is a fine example of blending all the right elements--a fast, performance-orientated design from the pen of famous America's cup designers Judel / Vrolijk & Co, the latest technology in epoxy construction, world-class components, and of course that touch of European style and luxurious appointments.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Hanse Yachts' 630e ('e' for epoxy) has not yet been seen sailing Australian waters. The local distributor Windcraft has had great success with the smaller yachts in the line, ranging from 32 to 54 feet, having sold more than 120 boats since they began importing...