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Carbon fibre spars UK 
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Classic wooden yachts UK 
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Gas powered generators UK  
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Be professional before you take to the water 
 
Classic motor boats UK 
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Corporate yacht charter UK  
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Bourbon, Rye & Tennessee whisky all from the masters

Man has used boats as an effective means of transportation for thousands of years. Many historians believe that the ancient Greeks first began exploring the Aegean Sea more than 10,000 years ago.

According to legend, Dragon Boat racing originated in China more than 2,300 years ago.

Electric boats have been plying waterways in Europe since around 1890. In 1905 the 'Victory' was launched on the river Thames, at that time the largest electric boat in the world. She was 93 feet long and wood built. The Victory could carry 350 passengers.

Before the internal combustion engine became popular electric boating rivaled steam and horse drawn barges. Battery powered pleasure-boats were charged-up by steam powered generators and overhead cables. In England canals provided a comprehensive network for working narrow-boats carrying cargo.

After 1905 the internal combustion engine became popular, ironically, due the the invention of the electric starter motor. Solar boats are electric boats, with independent, quiet and clean engines, whose batteries store free energy from the sun.

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