64: Superyacht SeaFair Nautical Fine Art Tour & Chronometers

http://www.TheBoaters.TV EP 64: First up today - SeaFair, a colossal 228-ft, three level, 3,200 ton, superyacht has successfully begun the first ever nautical fine art tour in history.

Designed by Luis de Basto of Miami, the SeaFair -- or Grand Luxe -- was built by the Nichols Brothers Boatyard in Freeland, Washington. Her naval architects were the reputable DeJong and Lebet of Jacksonville, FL.

Working with a rotating schedule of 26 individual dealers at one time per port, over 100 have actually signed on for space during the 2007-2008 tour.

During its inaugural September and October segments, the megayacht visited such ports as Boston, Greenwich, CT, and Norfolk, Virginia.

Now enroute to Miami, SeaFair is expected to arrive just in time for Art Basel Miami in late November.

To learn more and see the full schedule of ports during SeaFair's 44 week voyage, please visit http://www.ExpoShips.com

Next up: Harrison's Chronometer - A Solution For His Time

Before John Harrison invented the marine chronometer, navigation of merchant shipping boats and navy ships to far away ports were estimations at best.

This is because it was impossible to correctly calculate longitude on the sea without an accurate timepiece to keep the time of a known fixed location that could then serve as a reference point for determining a ship's position.

In 1714, the British government offered a prize of 20,000 pounds to anyone who could create a device that would provide longitude to within half-a-degree (or two minutes of time).

In 1761, after years of much trial and error, John Harrison submitted his "H4" design, which included a fast-beating balance that was controlled by a temperature compensated spiral spring.

Although electrical navigational systems have since made the chronometer all but obsolete, it is still a requirement upon most vessels.

The original H4 can still be found in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England.

Finally today - Hold on to Your Hats: A Change to the End of TheBoaters.TV Episodes!

For the next few weeks, at the completion of our rolling credits, as opposed to a nautical word or phrase of the day, Julie will be presenting her "TheBoaters.com SeaLebrity Profile Pick of the Day."

Winners will be chosen from among the many FIRST RATE profiles recently added to our new social network, http://www.TheBoaters.com

Criteria includes the number and quality of added photos, destinations, boat logs (blog posts), forum contributions, and of information added about the boat(s) connected to a captain's profile.

Each episode's winner will be contacted via TheBoaters.com email so that we can obtain mailing address information and send him or her out a nifty TheBoaters hat.

Julie's TheBoaters.com SeaLebrity Profile Pick of the Day is:
Captain Bruce Elmore's profile for "MHYZHEN," a 31-foot aluminum 1964 Marinette Express that he is currently reconstructing.

To check out MHYZHEN click here: http://www.theboaters.com/dev/boats/profile?boatId=132

TheBoaters.TV, hosted by Julie Perry, airs 6-8 minute episodes every M, W, & Friday at http://www.TheBoaters.TV - also available on iTunes.

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[TheBoatersTV]

It's here already: sweet!

We'll have to go get 'er on film...We're just around the corner.

Thanks for the head's up!

~Julie

[THEBRANDMUSICdotCOM]

Hey,I spotted The Sea Fair in The Miami River over the weekend.