Posted by andyb on May 15, 2006 at 00:50:01 from 81.131.132.78 user beardbiter.
In Reply to: Re: The Beckfoot Launch posted by Laurence Monkhouse on May 14, 2006 at 19:54:28:
Having enjoyed a voyage in the SY Gondola (she of the clipper bow) earlier today I can confirm that at least one steam yacht is astonishingly, if not absolutely, silent. And surprisingly fast. If AR had intended to the Beckfoot launch to be steam powered he would have told us so and mentioned the rather obvious plume of steam.
andyb
PS well worth a trip