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Amevi on her way to seatrials!

Discussion in 'Oceanco Yacht' started by tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006.

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  1. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    Amevi is going on her seatrials for 4 days; there might be a few of the crew
    who won't feel to good all the time since the weather is rough; rain and fierce wind.

    Anyway, here the railbridge at Dordrecht opens to let her through

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  2. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    Because of the wind two tugs hold her in position through the bridge.

    It was icecold and a bridge like this is not the best place to stay for an hour or so, so, if you see any movement on any picture; thats why:(

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  3. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    Dordrecht looking kinda miserable...
    Might be my feeling; took the wrong shoes for the job so my toes were kinda blue

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  4. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    On the right the old Church of Dordrecht; bit like the tower in Pisa, a few mtrs off

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  5. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    took her about half an hour to get to the bridge and then about ONE minute to rocket through her, much to my disappointment; had hoped to do some more closeups which was absolutely impossible at the speed she raced by:D

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  6. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    strange thing; lots of friendly people on the ship waving to me and quite a lot taking pictures of me?!? (hey, there's that fool with the camera again!)

    I work in the building on the back with the white pillars and live right behind it, so, ideal terrain here for the lazy ************:rolleyes:

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  7. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    somehow i think Carl wont be to pleased with me; a kept my pictures smaller then 200k but still seem huge:eek:

    sorry Carl

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  8. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    lots of carpet everywhere so not to damage the deck

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  9. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    Very sleek looking from this angle:cool:

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  10. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    surprisingly little interest from the Dutch by the way;
    only one housewife on the bridge jumped up and down to had a look:)

    Note the drops on the lense; im shooting straight into the rain here:mad:

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  11. YachtForum, Dec 11, 2006
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    I can't be mad at you for standing in freezing rain. Amevi is one the most eagerly anticipated launches in years. The pics have been re-sized.

    Thanks Erik! :)
  12. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    Youre welcome:)

    later this week there will be more i hope..

    (doesnt hurt to give me the specs for the size of the pictures though:)))
  13. YachtForum, Dec 11, 2006
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    We strive to keep pics under 640 pixels wide. This eliminates side-scrolling for most viewers. If I put a limit on sizes, some newbies might get frustrated, so I leave the accepted size larger. Truthfully, it's faster for me to re-size them, then to walk someone through P-Shop.

    Still, no worries Erik. We're thankful that you braved the cold to bring us images of Amevi. Thanks again!
  14. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    i'll try to remember the 640:)
    Its not so much the lack off p-shop knowledge ( i used to dtp local newspapers and such) but more a VERY lazy and selective memory:D
  15. Arniev, Dec 11, 2006
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    Thanks for the great pics, Erik.
    :)
  16. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    I'm glad you like em;
    given the weather i was surprised to get ANY pictures at all:D
  17. blazeboss, Dec 11, 2006
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    dedication and perseverence

    standing and freezing on a bridge to get the money shot !!You are a yf heroe thanks for your efforts.What a beautiful yacht nice to see friendly people were aboard.Again kudos!
  18. kalmeran, Dec 11, 2006
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    The Netherlands : what a country ! With so many beautiful yachts launched, where so many high-quality shipyard build these, with so many bridges from where great people like Tantetruus can make fantastic pictures !!:)
    Thanks, tantetruus, and by the way : does somebody know where I can find GA plan of Amevi ????
  19. YachtForum, Dec 11, 2006
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    We published the GA's originally, but the new owner requested privacy and we immediately removed them, as per Oceanco's request.
  20. tantetruus, Dec 11, 2006
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    thanks guys, feel kinda privileged to live in this area;
    the Millenium yacht t.w.i.n.e. was build here, at Slob Papendrecht they're building Feadship hulls and its only getting better with the performance Oceanco is putting down:)
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