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Part Wave Skipper
Don't believe that the happiest two days in the life of a boat-owner are the day he buys it... and the day he sells it! [Top-of-page]

Part Wave in San Diego
Transit in San Diego - July 4, 2004 [Top-of-page]

Part Wave Berthed at Jack London Square, Oakland
A typical Sunday - about to shove off from Jack London Square in Oakland
with Isabelle Grenier, Carol and Bill Atwood, Pierre Schwob, Nancy Chistiansen, and Peter Michelson. August 28, 2005 [Top-of-page]

Another Sunday
Another typical Sunday with friends (photo by Dan Quinn)
Naoko, Fen, Faith Morningstar, Pierre, Peter Michelson, Dick Morningstar, Helen Quinn. February 12, 2006 [Top-of-page]

QM II
Greeting the Queen Mary 2 (photo by Benoit Lott)
Largest ship (1,132-foot-long, 150,000-ton) to visit the Bay area - Sunday February 4, 2007 [Top-of-page]

Nana and I
Nana at the helm (photo by Barbara and Ahren Sadoff) [Top-of-page]

560 Salon
Salon [Top-of-page]

2004 cruise
Cruise to Mexico 2004. (Now planning a cruise to Glacier Bay, Alaska for Summer '06) [Top-of-page]

Pierre and Bruce
Pierre and Bruce who makes memorable vodka-martinis at the end of each cruise
Martinis
... with garlic-stuffed olives

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560 Express Cruiser - [video] - built by Cruisers Yachts, Oconto WI
L.O.A. with swim platform 58' 0" (17.7 m) Beam 16' 0" (4.9 m)
Draft 3' 10" (1.2 m) Height--Keel to Hardtop 16' 7" (5 m)
Fuel (diesel) capacity 650 gal (2,460 l) Water system capacity 150 gal (568 l)
Max Speed 40.3 mph (35 kts/65 kph) Cruising Speed 32.3 mph (28.1 kts/52 kph)
Weight 46,000 lbs (20,865 kg) Range 404 miles (650 km)
Engines/Screws 2x715 hp/2 Staterooms/Heads 3/2

More details at Part Wave's site
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