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2011 UK, hardcover 264 pages full-colour. About 120 superyachts in this beautiful book, with photo's of the yacht, interior. In very good condition. Seller Inventory # P11023

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Fraser Yachts Charter Portfolio Hardcover – January 1, 2008

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• Publication date January 1, 2008
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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004JMU7QW
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fraser Yachts (January 1, 2008)
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds

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David Fraser has an image of Delphine readily available at his home. Delphine was recently restored and was previously USS Dauntless, which Fraser served aboard as a gunnery officer. Parimal M. Rohit photo

David Fraser: A lifelong love of boats and yachts

Founder of Fraser Yachts, now 94, reminisces on a life before he became a titan of the yachting industry.

NEWPORT BEACH — The cover photo of Fraser Yachts’ Winter 2012 magazine featured a teenage David Fraser at the helm of a boat, stoically looking ahead to what proved to be an influential career selling yachts.

Fraser, 94, will tell anyone who lends him an ear his love for boating dates back to his days aboard the 185-foot schooner, Anna R. Heidritter , adorning the magazine cover. Inside the magazine are other photographs of a young Fraser interacting with the vessel that started a lifelong love affair.

A slightly different story is told by his wife, who says Fraser’s love for boats actually goes as far back as his childhood, when he swayed back and forth on a tree-hanging swing but imagined himself rolling along the waves of the ocean while aboard a boat.

Whichever way Fraser’s love for boating and yachting started the yacht broker’s passion for the waterways – and placing as many people onto the water as possible to share in the joys of sailing – sustained itself for an entire lifetime.

After graduating from the Citadel in South Carolina, serving in the U.S. Navy and working aboard a trading vessel Fraser hopped into a car and drove west – all the way to California. Once there he applied for a job at a yacht brokerage. He started selling boats in Wilmington before moving to Newport Beach to do the same.

Before the 1940s came to an end Fraser founded his own brokerage: Fraser Yachts . The company has since grown into a full-service firm offering brokerage, charter and new construction services.

Fraser Yachts also expanded beyond Newport Beach, expanding into San Diego, Sausalito and Seattle in the 1960s and 1970s. Today there are offices in Seattle, San Diego, Ft. Lauderdale, Dominican Republic, England, Monaco, Spain, Turkey, India, Spain and Australia.

While his love for boats and yachting remained true all throughout his career Fraser said the industry has changed dramatically since the 1940s.

“I was interested in yachting and boats [since I was young], therefore the whole business was interesting to me,” said Fraser. “When I first started yachts were selling for peanuts of what they are today. A boat today that would sell for $200,000, in those days was selling for $20,000; 100-foot schooners were selling for $10,000.

“There’s no comparison,” he continued. “Yachting now has expanded 10,000 percent. There are probably 100 more yacht brokers in the business now. The difference is astronomical of what yachting was and the prices. The prices today are unbelievable.”

Still Fraser always maintained a personal touch when interacting with clients and selling yachts.

“I had a book with all these yachts by length and they would look through the book and they would say ‘I would like to see this boat’ and I’d go show it to them,” Fraser explained, adding a combination of personality and vessel knowledge helped him close deals.

Fraser is certainly in rarefied air as someone who pursued a career fulfilling his passions while also allowing him to comfortably pay bills and raise a family.

The former yacht broker now spends his days in retirement. He still lives in his Newport Beach home, which was built in 1950 and still has the original bedrooms. A pool is found in the backyard, where Fraser swims twice each week.

Just inside the home, right by the front door, sits a leather chest once used by his grandfather during the Civil War.

Down in the basement are several artifacts, including hundreds of first edition books and the uniform Fraser wore while in the Navy. There is a scaled model of a yacht Fraser once sold sitting on a desk. At yet another desk, where Fraser monitors the stock market from his computer, is an old telephone and the occasional boating-themed book.

Spread across the basement-level room are other boating artifacts and paintings he’s collected over the years, such as a lithograph of the entire British fleet in the early 1900s and an old Japanese fog horn.

Walking through his basement and observing the many artifacts and mementos Fraser managed to find and proudly show off his degree from Citadel, which was signed by former South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond (before his days in the U.S. Senate).

The yacht broker said his love for being at sea aboard a vessel continued through his days at Citadel. When he was 18 years old Fraser took a job aboard a vessel shipping coal and lumber up and down the Atlantic coast, continuing the seafaring job each summer as he completed his degree.

“Sometimes it would take us 30 days to go from New York [to destinations] south,” Fraser, who was one of four sailors aboard the schooner, recalled. “But then when the winds were fair we could make it in seven days. We did 15 knots in a fair breeze. We passed all the old freighters in those days, we’d sail right by ‘em.”

Everyone had a wooden sea chest with rope handles, he added; each man’s belongings were stored in the chest. The chest weighted about 60 pounds when all of his belongings were stored inside, according to Fraser.

When he wasn’t navigating the Atlantic coast, working on a schooner or serving in the Navy, Fraser found time to participate in a few races.

“I made three races to Honolulu, I made two Miami-to-Jamaica [runs] and I made a Trans-Atlantic trek from Bermuda to Marstrand, Sweden,” said Fraser.

It took 19 days for Fraser and his crew to complete the Trans-Atlantic race from Bermuda to Sweden; his team came in first place.

There are plenty more stories Fraser could share about his life, whether it be a yarn of family days in Charleston, South Carolina, a tidbit of his grandfather’s tenure with the lighthouse service, or a thread of his service as a gunnery officer aboard USS Dauntless in Washington, D.C. (which since underwent a $200 million restoration as Delphine .)

Through it all Fraser has certainly left his mark in the boating and yachting industry – and it all started with a little imagination and a fateful interaction with a schooner.

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We love your story and overall we see it like an inspiration for our kids. Thanks very much for all the work you give us and working with your company it is a pleasure. John Fontaine. Expressions Displays and Flags

Would Mr. Fraser have any knowledge re: in the late 40’s I read a book about a private expedition originating in the 30’s from Newport Beach to South America. The 100 foot +/- yacht was specially constructed of moulded plywood & included a machine gun for defense. One of the crew was named Lugo, son of Mrs. Lugo who worked in the cafeteria of the Newport beach grammar school in the 40’s. I recall the title mentioned crocodiles & indians, & much of the story took place on the Orinoco River.

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Setting a Gold Standard

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The head-turning, gold-hull, 162-foot Palmer Johnson Khalilah has joined the Fraser charter fleet.

There are still dates available for late-season charters in France and Italy, with a crew of nine on board. Accommodations are for as many as 11 guests in five staterooms.

Khalilah is one of the most original-looking yachts on the charter market. In addition to its gold exterior, the yacht has what Fraser calls a “cool, funky, fun interior.”

Recent upgrades to the 2015 build include the addition of zero-speed stabilizers and a newly enlarged swim platform.

The lowest weekly base rate to book Khalilah is about $252,750.

What is Khalilah’s top speed? It’s about 25 knots, which also turns heads for a yacht this size.

How to book a week on board: contact a charter broker at fraseryachts.com

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'The Boys in the Boat' Book to Movie Comparison

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Boys in the Boat.

• The film adaptation of The Boys in the Boat cuts out the entire first part of the book, including important background information.
• The focus of the film is more on coach Al Ulbrickson rather than Joe Rantz, the central character in the book.
• The film is a sports drama and sacrifices historical context for a more concise and dramatic story.

Daniel James Brown ’s The Boys in the Boat is a 2013 book that tells the story of the University of Washington’s Husky Clipper crew that overcame all of the odds to make it to the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. It’s a riveting read that explores the struggles of the Depression Era and the perseverance of the human spirit. If you’re anything like me, these kinds of true underdog stories always manage to resonate, even if you’ve never picked up a rowing oar in your life. These kinds of stories always seem to translate well to the big screen, as we all love to see people overcome, so it is no surprise that Brown’s novel made it to the silver screen in the final days of 2023.

As with all books adapted to the screen, though, changes were made to make the film more exciting and make sure it didn’t have a runtime of ten-plus hours. Whether you’ve read the book and have yet to see the film or vice versa, you’re probably wondering just how much has changed in this exciting tale of triumph. It’s more than you think.

The Boys in the Boat

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Release Date 2023-12-25

Director George Clooney

Cast Peter Guinness, Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Sam Strike

Rating PG-13

Runtime 124 minutes

Main Genre Drama

The Film Cuts Almost the Entire First Part of the Book Out

Brown’s book is divided neatly into four parts, the first of which covers the time before the creation of the team in 1993. This part delves into the early life of Joe Rantz (portrayed in the film by Callum Turner ) in great detail, outlining the way his family moved around and how misfortune struck with the beginning of the Depression, as well as his strained relationship with his father’s second wife, Thula LaFollette . This section also explores the background of coaches Al Ulbrickson and Tom Bolles, and boatmaker George Pocock, and their role in building the rowing program at the University of Washington.

This part also neatly juxtaposes the trial and choosing of the rowing team with the building of the Olympic field in Germany, a comparison not made in the film. Because most of this part of the book is background information on the key players that happened well before the formation of the Husky Clipper crew , it was most likely left out for time’s sake. However, that means that a key point in Rantz’s life — being abandoned by his father at fifteen and having to learn self-reliance , and his difficulty trusting others because of it — is not fully explored, and certain dramatic moments in the film suffer because of it.

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Al ulbrickson, not joe rantz, is the focus of the film.

The Boys in the Boat , as a film, places a little more focus on coach Al Ulbrickson ( Joel Edgerton ) than the book does. Rantz still plays a significant role, of course, but Ulbrickson’s struggle to choose the team members, anxiety over if they’re ready to race or not, and struggle to fund their Olympic dream often take center stage. However, the book focused on Rantz, who had overcome significant struggles to make the team and dealt with a great deal of harassment due to his financial situation .

The Film Is a Sports Drama, Not a Historical One

Ulbrickson makes a better central character for the film, mostly because the film is not a historical account like the book is — it’s a sports drama . A great deal of the historical context given by Brown is condensed or cut out to keep the film from running too long or muddling the core of the story, which is the races leading up to the Olympics and the Olympic race itself . This is why most of the hardships are seen on the water — the team struggling to work together, the trials and tribulations of the boys hoping to make the team, Ulbrickson’s curt pep talks — and the races receive the most interesting cinematography. It even dramatized the 1936 Olympic finish to create a more dramatic story; the race didn’t actually end in a photo finish. The teams had to wait in the boat as the judges deliberated until it was finally announced that the American team had won, their boat touching the line just six-tenths of a second before the Italian one.

It’s also why Rantz’s romance with Joyce Simdars ( Hadley Robinson ) is given more focus. Their relationship is also changed from the book; Rantz had actually proposed to Simdars in April 1932 . They didn’t reunite in college, though it does make for a more exciting story for moviegoers as it gives Rantz a good send off to the Olympic Games.

The Movie Leaves Out the Race To Meet FDR

The Poughkeepsie race was a big one in the film, as the University of Washington hadn’t won the race in some time. While the race itself was tense and the Husky Clipper crew came out victorious, the film didn’t include the fact that before the race, they rowed up the river to Hyde Park , where President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s estate was located. They found it and knocked on the door, only to find out that Roosevelt wasn’t home. Roosevelt’s son invited the team in, though, and they had a good talk about rowing.

No, The Berkeley Coach Didn’t Give the University of Washington Team $300

Speaking of a more exciting story, the film has a scene where the coach of the University of Berkeley team comes to Ulbrickson and asks how short he is on funds to get the team to Berlin. Ulbrickson says they’re short $300 - give or take - and the Berkeley coach writes the check then and there for him, saying his boys deserve to go. It’s one of those scenes that just make you feel good and believe in the spirit of friendly competition… except for the fact that it never happened . The team actually raised all the money they needed through fundraising and corporate donations from the businesses of Washington. This addition was meant to still up a little more drama, but the original story was just fine , in my humble opinion. After all, most people didn’t have money to spare at the time; banding together with a quarter here and a dollar there to make a team of blue-collar boys’ dream come true really captures the spirit that Brown talks about so passionately.

The Boys in the Boat is now in theaters.

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