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Fountaine Pajot has been designing some impressive and unique yachts for years now, and their 2009 Summerland 40 Trawler Cat is no exception. This 40-foot power catamaran isn’t like the typical yachts you see in the water everyday.

Catamarans are a completely different design and made more for long, slow cruises in medium-depth waters. Even still, the market is huge.

The Summerland 40 catamaran was specifically engineered to hold up very well on long cruises. The boat was designed to carry a large family safely, and there is plenty of room onboard to have a family outing chocked full of activities.

One of the most important aspects Fountaine Pajot decided to include on this yacht was a high-tech infusion-composite material for the hull that would result in a very low-maintenance, high-strength and long-lasting body. The design definitely takes a no frills approach, but the care that went into building the Summerland 40 shows the company’s dedication to yachting.

Cruisers can certainly appreciate the way this trawler moves in the water. Not only is it one of the most efficient catamaran models on the market, but the interior of the yacht is comparable to any motoryacht or sportscruiser of the same length. The open space construction provides the equivalent of 60-feet of space aboard a 40-foot vessel.

There are no obstacles onboard the Summerland to contend with. The sheltered cockpit is completely open inside and provides easy access to the expanded flybridge directly behind it. The saloon area of the Summerland is also very practical and modern. Since they’re on the same level, other areas of the ship, like the chef’s galley and dining area, are able to stand alone.

Larger catamarans are certainly known for their space. However, smaller trawlers are sometimes cramped and don’t feature spacious rooms of any type. This is yet another area where the Fountaine Pajot designers really went to work on creating a roomy and comfortable yacht.

This attention to crucial detail is reflected in the larger owner’s suite that features a large bed, a lot of storage space, a bathroom and wonderful views from the large, oval-shaped windows. On the opposite side of the yacht, two smaller suites, perfect for children, offer up twin beds, a shower room and ample storage space, as well as great views.

Fountaine Pajot’s Summerland 40 is also a good choice for environmentally friendly yachters. Because of the unique trawler system on this catamaran, the yacht consumes 40% less fuel while operating. The cutting-edge composite structure and the large size work together to help the boat travel at the same speed over long distances without consuming much power at all.

Summerland isn’t exactly a speedboat. It’s only able to travel at a max speed of 8.7 knots and can cruise at a speed of 7.5. Even still, for family outings on the water, it is a spacious, reliable and eco-friendly yacht.

There are only a few watchmakers in the world who have endured over one hundred years of fluctuating marketplaces and ever-changing public tastes and opinions. Although they’ve had their share of hot and cold runs, IWC has always been able to stand out as a creator of fine watches.

IWC, which stands for the International Watch Company, was founded in 1869 when Florentine Ariosto Jones, an engineer from America, decided to make the big move to the hub of watch-making, Switzerland. At first, the company only produced high-quality parts for watches and shipped them mostly overseas.

A few years after IWC proved to be a successful venture, Jones met a fellow watchmaker, Johann Heinrich Moser, and the duo began to produce a line of pocket watches.

Moser was already considered a true pioneer in watch-making before he met Jones, but together, the two set new trends and became known as the most innovative craftsmen of the late 1800s. The first pocket watches released were called the “Jones caliber,” after Florentine, and they sold rather well due to the precision craftsmanship and unique characteristics.

All good things must come to an end, however, and after a few years after firmly planting their feet, the two men decided to hand over their business to Swiss native, Johannes Rauschenbach-Vogel in 1880. The new owner picked up where the previous two left off, producing quality timepieces.

Today, the digital indication watches produced by IWC are extremely rare, but at the time, they were all the rage. Johannes’ wife and two daughters, along with their respective husbands, took over IWC in 1905 after his death.

The 1930s are considered the crowning years for the company. During this time, they designed a line of watches known as the “Big Pilot.” As the name suggests, these watches were used commonly by aviators. Since their mechanism was non-magnetic, the watches were able to keep precision time under a host of conditions.

In 1934, Hans Ernst Homberger, the last of the Rauschenbach heirs, joined his father’s company and ultimately took control of IWC as the sole proprietor after his father’s death in 1955. He would add on to the company in 1957, expanding the factory and improving the technology in order to move IWC into the future.

With a high demand and limited supply, the company needed to produce more watches without sacrificing quality. They also needed to be innovative; Swiss watchmakers are world renowned for their innovation in the field. Standing out is no easy task.

After a few years of careful design and painstaking craftsmanship, IWC was in close competition with other Swiss developers, all working on the first automatic mechanism. The automatic spring watch has stood the test of time, literally, with no adjustments being made to the design even decades after its debut.

In 1969, the company released its first quartz wristwatch, the Da Vinci, and in 1978, they created the world’s first titanium watches. At the time of this creation, it was considered impossible to work with titanium. Going against the grain of accepted wisdom perfectly sums up IWC’s storied history. Many of their timepieces are truly priceless.

Actor, director and mainstream political activist Robert Redford was born on August 18, 1936 in Santa Monica, California. Over the course of his long career, Redford has become increasingly generous with his charitable donations, and also increasingly political, famously standing directly against the latter Bush administration.

Redford was born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. and was an extremely talented baseball player when he was young. In fact, Redford landed a baseball scholarship and played at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1955. Robert was one of the top college prospects in the nation until his mother died suddenly, leaving Robert shattered.

After being kicked off of the baseball team for drinking and an overall lack of performance, Redford set his sights on becoming a painter. He took a job at a Los Angeles oil field solely to fund his ambitions of moving to Paris and attending art school. He ended up studying with artists in Italy, but by 1958, Redford grew bored of the life.

Redford met a young Mormon student named Lolo Jean Van Wagenen. She convinced him to quit drinking, and the couple married and moved to New York so Robert could once again follow his dreams of being an artist. At the same time, he also started attending classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

After being noticed by a Broadway stage manager, Redford was asked to perform a small part in a 1959 production titled Tall Story. Over the course of the next few years, Robert was a regular fixture on the Broadway scene and even appeared in some TV, like the Twilight Zone and Route 66.

Like with baseball and art before it, Redford eventually grew tired of the day-to-day life of a stage actor. He put his focus entirely on motion pictures, but after experiencing very moderate success, he again traveled to Europe to focus more on his life. He had made a total of five films to this point and earned a Golden Globe for the most promising male newcomer.

After returning to Hollywood in 1967, Redford starred in a film version of a play he had done, Barefoot in the Park, alongside Jane Fonda. This is the film that made him famous, and after the film studio hesitantly put him alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Redford was dubbed Hollywood’s new golden boy.

Redford was considered for the part of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, but was declined. He did end up working with Francis Ford Coppola, however, in The Great Gatsby. Redford would star in a slue of hit movies throughout the 1970s, but he backed off in the 80s and focused more on directing.

After winning an Academy Award for his directorial marvel Ordinary People, Redford tried out his acting chops again in 1984′s instant sport classic The Natural, where he played an old baseball player with an uncanny ability to hit homeruns.

Redford’s directing days were just getting started, however, and he directed such hits as Quiz Show, The Horse Whisperer and The Legend of Bagger Vance. Redford’s most recent role was as a college professor in Lions for Lambs, and he has other movies in the works at the moment: Against All Enemies, The Company you Keep and A Walk in the Woods.