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MDL marina hosts motor cruiser’s anniversary
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n 22 June, MDL’s Hamble Point Marina hosted the Fairey Owners Club’s celebration of 60
years of the elegant Fairey Huntress motor cruiser. To honour this timeless, 17
boats and 65 members of the Fairey Owners Club gathered for a lunchtime BBQ on the green outside MDL’s head office at Hamble Point Marina. The boats on display included one of every model from the Huntress to the last production boat produced by Fairey Marine, showcasing the complete history of
the company. Chris Davey, Treasurer of the
Fairey Owners Club, commented: “We were delighted to be able to celebrate this amazing anniversary at Hamble Point, where it all began 60 years ago. The Huntress was really the starting point for modern motor cruisers and it is a reasonable statement to say that most planing powerboats, RIBs and raceboats can trace their DNA back to that initial constant deadrise hull form launched in 1959 by Fairey Marine”. The Fairey Owners Club combined its Summer rally and concours
d’elegance to form this unique celebration and a prize-giving followed the festivities. Trophies were awarded to various people in recognition of the work that they do to maintain and keep the aging boats going. “We would like to thank MDL for
its continued support of the Fairey Owners Club,” continued Chris. “It makes important events like this possible.” The Fairey Huntress was
developed by Fairey Marine from a Ray Hunt ‘Deep V’ design in the late 1950’s in response to the demand at
Fairey Owners Club’s boats tied up at Hamble Point Marina.
that time for fast motor boats. This single- engine motor cruiser soon became synonymous with style and performance after being launched on to the world stage with a starring role in the 1963 James Bond film, From Russia with Love. Following this, Fairey Marine, which was originally based at Hamble Point, went from strength to strength and at one time was the world’s largest boat manufacturer outside of the USA, selling up to 1,000 boats a year across the range.
Panama marina for Caribbean Coast
A contract to build the first phase of Playa Escondida Marina & Resort on the Caribbean Coast of the Republic of Panama has been won by Ronáutica Marinas of Spain. Located in the beautiful littoral zone of the Costa Arriba region in the Caribbean Sea, the project is 20 km from Portobelo, Colón, and is accessed through a private road in the middle of a mountain range that ends in a spectacular valley. The first phase of the marina
will provide boat-owners with reinforced aluminum pontoons to accommodate 28 vessels of up to 60 ft. There will also be a concrete fuel dock and utility services.
MARINA INDUSTRY • SEPTEMBER 2019
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