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Boating Terminology
If you’re new to boating, it can be like visiting a foreign country with its own language. Seeing as much of maritime talk comes from hundreds of years ago, even experienced boaties nowadays don’t use even half of them. There are so many terms to know in boating that, it’s hard to know them all. That’s why…
Duchy Sport concept: a Cockwells boat built for wakesurfing
Cockwells is unveiling the Duchy Sport, a wakesurfing day boat with a Duchy finish, at Southampton this week. Hull number one is already sold. Here is what the concept includes and how to order one for Sydney.
Who builds Duchy Motor Launches? Cockwells at 25 years
Before you buy a Duchy it pays to know the yard behind it. A profile of Cockwells in Cornwall as it marks 25 years: the people, the three product lines, the new shipyard and where it is heading.
Duchy 27 and Duchy 35 sales follow BOATS2020 cancellation
When BOATS2020 was cancelled on the eve of opening, Cockwells took its Duchy 27 and Duchy 35 back to the River Hamble and kept every appointment. The result: four Duchy orders and a Hardy 42 brokerage sale.
Twin-cabin Duchy 35 shortlisted in 2020 Classic Boat Awards
The twin-cabin Duchy 35, first shown at Southampton last year, is on the 2020 Classic Boat Awards shortlist for Powered Vessels, with a public vote open until 9 March.
Twin-cabin Duchy 35 features in Classic Boat’s New Classics column
Classic Boat’s New Classics column has turned its attention to the twin-cabin Duchy 35, and spent as much time on the semi-planing hull as on the extra cabin. Here is what it covered, and why the hull matters on our coast.
Duchy 35 heads to Monaco with Mediterranean and flybridge versions
Three ways to specify a Duchy 35 are going to Monaco this month: a white-hulled Mediterranean version, a flybridge and a Scandinavian layout. Here is what each one offers, and which suits Sydney.
Duchy 35 gains a twin-cabin layout ahead of Southampton Boat Show
Cockwells has announced a twin-cabin layout for the Duchy 35, to be shown at the Southampton Boat Show, alongside a teak-clad 35, a reworked Duchy 27 and three new concepts for other climates.
Duchy 35 wins 2018 Motor Boat Award for wheelhouse cruisers
Four months after its Southampton debut, the Duchy 35 has taken out the Wheelhouse and Cockpit Cruisers category at the 2018 Motor Boat Awards. Here is what the judges singled out.
Duchy 35 makes its world premiere at the Southampton Boat Show
The third Duchy model is being revealed at Southampton this week. A Sydney broker’s look at the layouts, the handling details and what an Australian owner should specify.