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Spearheading a new cruise experience with Germans in mind

May 2, 2008 - Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Galaxy will become the first ship of TUI Cruises, a new cruise brand established through a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and TUI AG. John Chandris

Celebrity GalaxyTUI Cruises will cater for German-speaking guests wanting a premium cruise experience custom-tailored to German tastes in food, entertainment and amenities.

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Galaxy, which carries 1,870 guests, will complete its scheduled sailings until March 2009 before entering service for TUI two months later, with a new name, sailing in the Baltic in the summer and the Caribbean in the winter.

The 77,713-ton ship, built at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, joined the Celebrity fleet in December 1996. The line's president Dan Hanrahan described her as "a treasured member of our family of ships".

TUI Cruises' CEO Richard Vogel: added: "We are very pleased to have Celebrity Galaxy become the first ship in the new TUI Cruises fleet and we look forward to customising the ship for our German customer base, growing our brand, and providing our guests with an incredible vacation experience." John Chandris

handris Fantasy Cruises was the lower-end version of what was then Chandris Celebrity Cruises, now just plain Celebrity Cruises.

Chandris - once the world's largest cruise line - started Celebrity as an upscale division in 1989. From then on they began phasing out the lower-end Fantasy product. Both Fantasy and Celebrity dropped the Chandris name when Chandris sold 50% of their cruise business to bulk carrier owners OSG.

Fantasy Cruises was completely eliminated in 1997. In that same year, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean merged; Chandris and OSG became major Royal Caribbean shareholders. OSG subsequently sold their stock in Royal Caribbean, however Chandris remains a major shareholder. John Chandris is a member of Royal Caribbean's board of directors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is engaged in the cruise vacation activities worldwide, through 35 ships and around 71200 berths. The company serves across 380 locations globally including the UK, Germany, Norway, Italy, Spain, Singapore and China. The company offers pre and post cruise hotel packages including fully escorted premium land packages with cruise vacations. The company has five cruise brands namely Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Azamara Cruises, and CDF Croisieres de France. These brands caters the contemporary, budget, luxury, premium and deluxe segment of the cruise industry.

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John Chandris has served as a director since July 1997.Mr. Chandris is Chairman of Chandris (UK) Limited, a shipbrokering office based in London, England.Prior to September 1997, Mr. Chandris served as Chairman of Celebrity Cruise Lines Inc.Mr. Chandris is a director of various real estate companies in the United Kingdom, in particular, Leathbond Limited, London Cambridge Properties Limited and Ringmerit Limited.Mr. Chandris also serves on the board of the classification society, Lloyd's Register.

Chandris uses all the ships in the Australian migrant trade, but at the same time they began to develop cruise services using second hand cruise ships, both from USA and Europe as well. In the early seventies the liner services ended.

Chandris Cruises Chandris turned to Greek hotels and they also developed a budget minted cruise operation, Chandris Cruises.They strengthened their American operations with lovely old ships like Britanis, Amerikanis, Galileo, etc.But in the mid eighties, the third generation Chandris Chairman John Chandris foresaw the growth of the cruise trade world-wide especially concerning the upper class of the USA's mass market. ... The ship had already been named in Papenburg on 26th October by her godmother Tina Chandris, wife of Celebrity Cruises' Chairman John Chandris, who launched the ubiquitous bottle of champagne towards the bow of the vessel.

Mr. John Chandris, the London-based chairman of the Chandris Group, took to the podium at the New York's Essex House for an important press conference-"a birth announcement".Ever charming and extremely well-versed in the business of running modern day ocean liners, he is the son of Anthony J. Chandris, one of the genius-like brothers who built up one of the world's best known shipping companies, Greece's Chandris Lines."The new century will actually begin early, in 1995," he announced enthusiastically.

John Chandris, 55, has served as a Director of the Company since July 1997.Mr. Chandris is Chairman of Chandris (UK) Limited, a shipbrokering office based in London, England.Prior to September 1997, Mr. Chandris served as Chairman of Celebrity Cruise Lines Inc.Mr. Chandris is a director of various real estate companies in the United Kingdom, in particular, Leathbond Limited, London and Cambridge Properties Limited and Ringmerit Limited.Mr. Chandris also serves on the Board of the classification society, Lloyd's Register.

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The Founder of Chandris, Mr. John D. Chandris was born in Chios, then part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1915, after years of experience in the shipping industry, he bought his first ship, the sailing vessel Dimitrios (1) . By World War I his fleet comprised three steam ships: Dimitrios (2) , Vlassios and Eugenia with his scope of trade, in and around the Greek islands. In 1922 he started passenger shipping with the steamer Chimara , a 300-tonner that ran a coastal service between Piraeus and Corinth. In 1936, he bought his largest ship so far, the 1,306-ton Corte II from the French owners Fraissinet and renamed her Patris (1) . This was actually the very beginning of a Chandris passenger service, although the Patris (1) was not operated under the Chandris Lines name. Carrying 161 all one class passengers, she operated a combination passenger / cruise service out of Venice to other Adriatic ports, the Greek islands and Piraeus, and as far as the Holy Land. Under British flag, the Patris was sunk by bombing in Piraeus on 16 April 1941. Following the outbreak of World War II, John Chandris followed the exodus of shipowners from Greece. He moved to London were he died in 1942, but his two sons, Anthony and Dimitri, then living in London, continued the company.

At the end of World War II in April 1945 the Charlton Steam Shipping Company dating back to 1892 was acquired by Chandris with the purpose of starting emigrant services from war weary Europe to South America, Australia, Canada and the United States in cooperation with Swiss based International Refugee Organization, and two ships the Prince David and Prince Robert which had been built in 1930 and 1931 for Canadian National Steamships were purchased in 1946, they were towed to Belgium and converted into passenger ships renamed Charlton Monarch and Charlton Sovereign . The Charlton Monarch was plagued by mechanical problems and was laid up in 1948 and scrapped in 1951. The Charlton Sovereign went to Fratelli Grimaldi Lines in 1951. In 1950 a slightly larger ship the 8,178gt Empire Bure ( ex- Elisabethville for Compagnie Maritime Belge ) was purchased from the British Government, she was also refitted in Belgium and renamed Charlton Star . She was mostly used transporting troops. In 1957 the Charlton Star was laid up at La Spezia and was sold to Maristrella Naviera S.A., Liberia and renamed Maistrella and scrapped in 1960. In 1959 Chandris bought the Union Castle motor ship Bloemfontein Castle with the intention of inaugurating a service to Australia. Operating under the name of the Greek Australia Line the company sent the ship to Newcastle-On-Tyne, England, for an extensive refit. Renamed the Patris (2) (16,259 tons ) she made her first voyage from Piraeus via Suez to Freemantle, Melbourne and Sydney in November 1959. The Bretagne (16,644 tons) a twin-screwed, single-reduction geared turbine vessel built in 1952 by the Penhoet, St Nazaire, France was first chartered by Chandris, in 1960 she was later refitted and began her service from Piraeus, Greece, to Australian ports in 1961 as the Britanny . This was the beginning of the company's long association with the Australian migrant and tourist trades. Another major purchase was the American Lurline , which became the highly popular Ellinis , and which started the Chandris around-the-World service in 1963. Sailings to Australia went outbound via the Suez (and later South Africa) and then returned via the Panama Canal. After this, more and more attention was given to developing cruise services as part of the Chandris operation. More purchases and so more conversions followed.

Chandris lines bought the Queen Frederica in 1966 and after fully modernising her with room for 1200 one-class passengers she left for Southampton in October 1966 to join the rest of the Australian fleet. She left service in January 1971, and was scrapped in 1977. But perhaps the biggest expansion came in 1969-1970 when four ships joined the fleet within a matter of months: the Fiorita , the Romanza , the Atlantis and the Britanis . A few years later, by 1976, Chandris had the largest passenger-cruise fleet in the world, surpassing the prior records held by the likes of Cunard , P&O and Union Castle . That year, there were thirteen active Chandris passenger ships in all: The Australis , Britanis , Ellinis , Patris , The Victoria , Amerikanis , Romanza , Regina Prima , Bon Vivant , Fiorita , Romantica , Fiesta and finally the little Radiosa .

While Chandris turned to Greek hotels on shore in 1973, they also began to strengthen their American cruise operations. In 1975 the Victoria ex- Dunnottar Castle was purchased from the bankrupt Incres Lines, refitted and renamed The Victoria , she started her Mediterranean service in June 1976, she served Chandris well until sold in 1993. A partnership called Chandris-Fantasy Cruises started in the early 1980s and later was divided into two separate arms of the Chandris Group, Fantasy-Cruises and then the more up-market Celebrity Cruises.

In the mid eighties, the third generation Chandris Chairman John Chandris foresaw the growth of the cruise trade world-wide especially concerning the upper class of the USA's mass market. This segment was the most competitive on the market, with well established operators such as Royal Caribbean , Princess , HAL , etc. For Chandris Cruises, as budget cruise operator, it was quite difficult to follow the marketing strategy of its Chairman. A new image had to be created and so Chandris formed with the Overseas Shipholding Group Celebrity Cruises. Later Chandris bought OSG out and became sole owner of Celebrity Cruises.

The Italian Liner Galileo was chartered in 1980 and 1981 and was finally purchased in 1983, refurbished and started on 1-7 days cruises out of New York and Miami and became a very popular ship. In 1988 when Chandris founded Celebrity Cruises she was rebuilt and renamed Meridian for Celebrity Cruises. In 1990, Chandris commissioned their first brand new in Germany purposely-built ships, the sisters Horizon and Zenith . The Horizon soon developed fame as one of the most elegant, spacious and best designed third generation cruise ship. But they were rather small in the era of 70,000 GRT fourth generation cruiseship. The early nineties were years of strong growth in the cruise industry as well, specially in the American market, and the need for more and bigger cruiseship for the Celebrity fleet soon become evident. And so three even larger luxury cruise ships were followed in 1995 ( Century ), 1996 ( Galaxy ) and 1997 ( Mercury ) for Celebrity Cruises. This was the big step of the Celebrity expansion, after which they became the fifth cruise operators in 1997. By the mid 90s, Celebrity began to loose money in the face of a slowing down of the American market and heavy discounts, its future became uncertain. Celebrity was too small to compete with the three big cruise players: Carnival , RCI and P&O-Princess .

Celebrity Cruise Line was sold to Royal Caribbean International in June 1997 (some months before the delivery of the third Century's series cruiseship, the Mercury ). This $1,3 billion operation formed the second largest cruise operator, with a combined fleet of 20 ships, in total over 38,000 berths by the year 2000. RCI maintained Celebrity as a separate branch, and soon began to design the next generation of Celebrity's cruise ship, the Millennium series ( Millennium 90,228 gt, 2000, Summit 90,280gt, 2000, Infinity 90,228gt, 2001 and Constellation 90,280, 2002).

In May 2007 Azamara Cruises was founded by Celebrity Cruises as a new venture in the luxury cruise segment.

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Anthony J. Chandris

• Modernising President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
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ANTHONY J. Chandris was a popular and admired shipowner during his lifetime, and he occupies a special place in Greek and international shipping history since the Second World War.

With roots in the island of Chios, the Chandris family was active in shipping during the age of sail. His father, John D. Chandris, made the family name a presence in the industry during the interwar years, but he died in 1942 at the age of just 52, leaving his widow, Evgenia Chandris, and their two sons, Dimitris (1921-1980) and Anthony to carry on the business.

The family had lost seven steamships – about half its fleet – during the Second World War, and was qualified to buy one of the Liberty vessels of about 10,000 tons being sold to Greek shipowners at the end of the war. In March 1947, the family took delivery of the 1943-built Nathaniel Macon, which became the Evgenia Chandris. In addition, the family was able to acquire one of the original seven T2 tankers of about 16,500 tons capacity that were allotted by the US for sale to Greeks. This was promptly renamed John Chandris and the family remained in both the dry cargo and tanker trades thereafter.

Although they were still very young men Dimitris and Anthony, then London-based, lost little time taking advantage of the opportunities that they saw after the war. By the time the family had received its first Liberty ship and tanker, Dimitris had already taken the initiative to acquire the Newcastle-based Charlton Steam Shipping Co. It provided a vehicle for a first passenger shipping operation focusing on the needs of post-war refugees. Initially, the company provided a service for the International Refugee Organisation, resettling displaced Europeans in Australia and the Americas. There followed charters to the British government, for troop deployments.

Their father had operated a passenger ferry between Piraeus and Corinth during the 1920s, and later a link between Greece and Italy. But his sons wrote an impressive chapter in the history of international passenger shipping, while maintaining their interests in cargo shipping. By 1960, the brothers and their mother had built up an impressive fleet of 30 tankers and freighters, but they had great ambitions for the passenger business. That year, Dimitris launched Chandris Cruises, one of the pioneers of the modern Mediterranean cruising industry. Meanwhile, Anthony had become convinced of the potential for ocean liners as migration from Europe boomed in the post-war era and established Chandris Lines, focused predominantly on transporting settlers from Europe to a new life in Australia.

The first ship, the Bloemfontein Castle, had initially been designed to carry migrants to South Africa for Britain’s Union-Castle Line. After acquiring the vessel, he refurbished it for the burgeoning trade for Greek migrants to Australia. Renamed Patris, the vessel made its first departure from Piraeus on December 14, 1959. During the next 18 years, Chandris Line focused predominantly on the Europe-Australia trade, including increased demand in the UK for passage to Australia. Several different ships were purchased. The key addition to the fleet was the SS Australis.

Formerly the SS America, the ship was the second-largest passenger liner in the US fleet when it was acquired by Chandris in 1964. The vessel duly became the largest passenger ship under Greek flag. Chandris Lines offered a one-class, relatively informal environment on board its ships, but with air-conditioned cabins, a lot of organised entertainment (for that era) and a high standard of food in the dining room. However, Chandris himself differentiated his service from luxury cruises that cost perhaps double the price. The company provided good service on board but the primary focus was on transporting passengers safely and pleasantly to their destination.

By the mid-1970s, the Chandris brothers – through their separate businesses – were operating the largest passenger-cruise fleet in the world with a combined total of 13 ships, surpassing the likes of P&O, Cunard and Union-Castle.

In 1978, Chandris suspended Chandris Line in response to increasing costs and a decision by Australia to end its assisted passage schemes for European migrants. In addition, the arrival of the jet age had made long-haul aircraft a powerful competitor and the passenger trade by sea began to suffer. Hundreds of thousands of passengers who travelled with the two companies, however, had come to recognise the name Chandris – making the family probably the most familiar Greek shipowning ‘brand’, with the possible exception of Onassis.

As Anthony Chandris did not have children, after his death the descendants of Dimitris continued in cruising for many years. They formed the deluxe Celebrity Cruises fleet with US-based Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) as a 49% partner, until the company was acquired by Royal Caribbean International in 1997. Meanwhile the family had not neglected its cargo shipping business and by the 1960s was one of the top 10 Greek shipowners, with a fleet of about 30 ships. Chandris was among the first Greek companies to own very large crude carriers (VLCCs), ordered from shipyards in Denmark and Japan. In 1969, the 205,000 ton Evgenia Chandris was the largest tanker ever owned by a Greek company when it was delivered from the Odense shipyard. However this and two later newly built VLCCs were sold off in 1976.

The brothers commanded respect in the shipping industry. Older brother Dimitris had served a term as Vice President of the Union of Greek Shipowners from 1962 to 1964 and would later be elected to head the London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, only for his chairmanship to be cut sadly short with his death in 1980.

Anthony, who had a degree in marine engineering from Switzerland during a period when most Greek shipowners lacked a university education, had been elected as Vice Chairman of the London Committee during the 1960s. When democracy returned to Greece in 1974 with the fall of the military junta, he was a popular new President of the Union of Greek Shipowners. He accepted the post reluctantly, but it was soon clear he was the right man in the right place at the right time. Under Chandris’ leadership, the UGS for the first time became a broad church under which traditional London-based Greek shipowners began to mingle more easily with the dynamic ‘newcomers’ of Piraeus who, in their turn, would soon become stalwarts of the Greek shipowning establishment. He also encouraged younger shipowners and forged good relations with all political parties, a process that included a historic first meeting between a shipowner’s president and the leader of Greece’s Communist Party.

Drawing on experience of the passenger shipping trade and a naturally outgoing personality, Chandris was not afraid to reach out to the press and to create a more public presence for the shipping industry, in an effort to repair some of the damage that the shipping community’s image sustained during the years of the Dictatorship. He was outstandingly successful.

In responding to the new Greek government’s demands for reform, Chandris also ensured that the country’s favourable shipping legislation was included in the revision of the Constitution in 1976, setting the seal on its favoured status up to the present time. Internally, in running the affairs of the UGS, he was also a democrat, and his period in charge marked the start of a new era in the organisation which would guarantee proper elections and impose a maximum two terms of office on the President.

During his reign, Chandris helped to raise money from shipowners for national causes and he encouraged the shipping community to be supportive of the Greek economy. His own group exemplified this. The family had established an electrical goods and appliances company in 1960 and the following year founded its own shipyard on the island of Salamis near Athens. The yard converted and repaired many of chandris’ own ships. Chandris was among a group of shipowners who tried to establish the first Greek insurance company for shipping – Hellenic Ship & Aircraft Insurance, in 1964. He was also a partner in another insurance company, a brewery and a football team. The family also invested in several hotels, representing the largest presence in the sector among several shipowners who invested in the country’s tourism infrastructure.

Having been so successful in promoting a collective spirit among Greek shipowners, Chandris also pursued a vision of creating a forum which would draw together shipowners internationally for the common benefit. As a result of his lead the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) was launched in 1980 and today it remains one of the leading associations in the world of shipping. Chandris served as President of the UGS until 1981, but illness cut short his career and he died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York in November, 1984, aged 60.

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The new Greek invasion

Kings, shipping titans, heiresses - all sorts of Greeks live in London, but their gilded expat life is being threatened by a Greek government desperate for funds. Sophia Money-Coutts talks corruption, tax and the old country with the Hellenes-about-town

Last year, as Greece lurched through yet another financial crisis, a Greek shipping tycoon based in London decided to open a new bank account in Britain. The minimum deposit was £15m, but that was no problem because he's worth £200m. As part of the due diligence process, however, he had to demonstrate proof of address at home in Greece. So he simply produced his Greek benefits claim form, with his Athens address on it. 'The guy's worth £200m, but as it's all out of the country, he's claiming £140 or £200 a month back home - and he found it very funny,' says a Greek friend of mine, who also works in shipping, from his beige office in Mayfair.

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London has been home to rich Greeks for decades. King George II of Greece lived in Brown's Hotel while in exile in the Thirties and during the Second World War - 'The most important tool for a king of Greece is a suitcase,' he joked at the time. His nephew, the ousted King Constantine II, lived in a house overlooking Hampstead Heath from the early Seventies until three years ago, when he and his wife, Queen Anne-Marie, moved back to Athens. Constantine's oldest son, Crown  Prince Pavlos, still lives in Chelsea with his wife, Marie-Chantal, and their five blonde children, the Greeces. As for many other rich tribes - Russians, Gulf Arabs, Nigerians - London is the place to be, for business, for the law, for the education system and for security.

But since 2010, after the extent of Greece's debt was revealed and the Eurozone started discussing bailout options, Hellenic money has been pouring into this country at an unprecedented rate. Some say €10bn (£7bn) has been taken out of Greece since then; others put the figure at €20bn (£14bn). Either way, a lot of cash left the country and a lot of it arrived in London, with Greeks fearful that Greece might revert to the drachma, devaluing savings, and/or that the government would seize any cash reserves. 'In some cases, we didn't really know where the money was coming from,' a private banker says of the sudden influx. 'We just had to accept it without checking, and then we worked it out afterwards.'

In 2010 and 2011, Greeks were the biggest property buyers after the Russians and Arabs. Back then, it was houses and apartments from Marylebone down to Mayfair. There is a sprinkling of Greeks in Eaton Square, but in general Belgravia is less popular - 'because there isn't much of a café culture there,' says Panos Koutsogiannakis, a property broker based in London who has become the go-to man for Greeks looking to invest in Britain. 'Right now, they're buying more commercial property and hotels,' he says over a double macchiato in the Beaumont Hotel. 'The good thing about Greek money, though, is that you know it's not dodgy.'

Not that you'll find many Greeks who want to discuss their own personal odyssey. For various reasons, the rich Greek community in London are a discreet bunch. 'With the new non-dom regulations, a lot of Greeks who I know are very cautious and do not want to highlight themselves,' emailed a Greek friend after I'd contacted her asking if we could talk. Under proposals announced by George Osborne last July, all those who have lived in Britain for more than 15 of the past 20 years will have their non-dom status taken away from them from next year. It means that those who have been living in the UK but avoiding paying any tax on overseas income will have to start coughing up. Troublesome times for those involved in international businesses like shipping, who may earn the bulk of their income outside Britain.

Twice before, however, when British prime ministers have debated clamping down on non-doms, the pressure from shipowners specifically has forced them to back down. When John Major was considering scrapping the non-dom status two decades ago, it was supposedly a gaggle of Greeks who visited Downing Street and talked him down. Similarly, when Gordon Brown floated the idea in the early 2000s, John Prescott discreetly pointed out how much the shipping community was worth to London in business terms and Brown conveniently forgot the matter.

A quiet announcement recently made by the Greek government is another reason for the secrecy. Last October, Tryfon Alexiadis, the Greek deputy finance minister, revealed that HM Revenue and Customs had recently handed over a list of 3,200 Greeks who have bought properties in Britain since 2010, including 372 people who had bought multimillion-pound properties in key London areas. According to Alexiadis, Greece would now pursue certain key individuals for tax evasion, and it was also aiming to introduce a new property tax of one per cent on any property bought abroad by its nationals.

Furthermore, while middle-class Athenians queue at soup kitchens, the wealthy Greek diaspora in London doesn't want to be seen cruising about Mayfair. It's a solidarity thing, explains one Greek banker. 'Wealthy Greeks aren't obviously flashy,' says Koutsogiannakis. 'They won't come to meetings dripping in diamonds and with Birkin bags. But they will say, "Can we have lunch tomorrow?" and then they'll fly me to Athens on their jet.' Has that actually happened, I ask him. 'Many times,' he insists.

In London, these days, there is a mix of Old Greece and New Greece. Old Greece includes Crown Prince Pavlos and his wife Marie-Chantal, who married in 1995 in St Sophia, the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Bayswater where many smart Greeks get hitched. It was a wedding that highlighted how significant the Greek royals remained, despite the loss of their kingdom. Almost all the British royals were present (the Duke of Edinburgh is the son of a Greek prince and was born on a dining-room table in Corfu), as well as kings and queens from countries including Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and Jordan. 'Never have I seen so many royals under one roof,' wrote the Spectator columnist Taki Theodoracopulos, who these days splits his time between Gstaad (a particular Greek favourite) and New York, but whose daughter Mandolyna, an interior designer, lives in London.

Pavlos's brother Nikolaos now lives in Athens with his wife Tatiana, a former PR for Diane von Furstenberg, whom he married in 2010. But in the Nineties, both brothers - dark, handsome, royal - were much sought after as eligible bachelors on the London party scene. 'Nikolaos was always the cheeky, more relaxed Prince Harry figure,' says someone who used to hang out with them at both the Greek restaurant Elysée and dinner parties. 'People were always giving them parties,' she adds.

Old Greece also includes the original shipping dynasties. In part thanks to geography, Greece has long been a swashbuckling maritime nation. Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos - known as the Golden Greeks - remain the two poster boys for the industry: they bought up decommissioned American naval vessels after the Second World War, recognising that oil transportation by tanker would be a boom industry. Nowadays, the wealth is spread about a bit more democratically, with around 900 Greek families in control of the largest fleet in the world.

Although Athina Onassis, Aristotle's granddaughter, now lives in São Paulo with her Brazilian showjumping husband Alvaro and his two children, various members of the Niarchos clan remain in London. Eugenie, one of Stavros's many jet-setting grandchildren, is a 29-year-old jewellery designer who can often be spotted looking for inspiration at the V&A and hangs out with a young international set that includes Princess Beatrice, the Dellals and Dasha Zhukova. Other old shipping names that knock about London include the Livanoses, the Embiricoses, the Mavroleons, the Kulukundises - but if you happen to find yourself sitting next to one who's single at dinner, sharpen up before Paris Hilton gets there first. She's dated both Eugenie's brother Stavros Niarchos III and was briefly engaged to shipping playboy Paris Latsis. Then there are the dashing Lemos brothers, Adonis and Filippos, the latter of whom has just got engaged to another Greek, Marianna Goulandris. 'They're the Greek It-couple,' says a friend. But Greek boys seem to like English-rose types too: Adonis Lemos is stepping out with designer Marissa Montgomery, Anthony Chandris is dating jeweller Theodora Warre and Dimitris Chandris is the boyfriend of Rocco Forte's daughter Lydia. One of the Goulandris family emails me about why some Greeks are so tight-lipped: 'They come from a culture where the government is so corrupt that they cannot bear to pay taxes. Thence comes a lot of paranoia and frankly ethically compromised positions.'

New Greece are a chattier, more upfront bunch. Take Evangelos Pistiolis, one of the new-generation shipping kings: a handsome, stubbled man, he runs a company called TOP Ships ('I like shipping the way Dalí liked painting,' he says of his love for the industry). He grew up in Greece but, like many, completed his education in Britain, where he studied shipping operations at the Southampton Institute of Higher Education. He has an office in Athens, although he splits his time between there, Monaco and London. 'I like London for its international feel, I like that you never meet the same people. It's dynamic. No matter what your business, everyone goes through London three to four times a year. And I like Cipriani's [C London],' he says.

There's also Andreas Panayiotou, worth around £500m, the self-made son of Greek Cypriots who ran a dry-cleaning shop in Mile End. A former boxer who made his money in property, he is a big character. He lives in north London, owns a Gulfstream and a 130-foot yacht, and likes cigars and Tom Ford suits. He is happy to chat over a coffee in the Dover Street Arts Club, where he talks about corrupt officials at home in Greece, the madness of Greek taxation laws and what often makes Greeks so successful. 'We work hard, we get on with it.' Has he come across any snobbery among the Greek community in London? 'Nah,' he shrugs. 'If you're Greek, you're pleased if another Greek does well.'

Daphne Vassiliades, a glamorous thirtysomething who came here to study at the LSE and never left, says that Greeks in London these days are a much more integrated group than certain other nationalities. And she should know - she's a former director at Debrett's. 'The first generation, who are maybe 50-plus - big shipping families - are one group. But there are many, many of the second generation - my generation - who have hardly ever lived in Greece and are here: the women mainly work in fashion, the men are high up in banking. They all look English, and they sound English.' Although there are constant shipping gala dinners, says Daphne, and Greek dinner parties where politics are discussed endlessly. 'It always comes up. But there have been so many crises and I'm, like, "I can't talk about it anymore!"'

Everyone is related to everyone, adds a shipbroker who considers himself Greek, but has a British passport because he was born in London to Greek parents. (A British passport is highly prized because it means you can get out of compulsory military service in Greece.) 'I have so many first cousins, second cousins, third cousins. And when it comes to cousins you're related to by marriage - forget it.'

When they hanker after octopus and fish flown in from the Mediterranean that morning, homesick clusters of Old and New Greece gather for lunch at Estiatorio Milos, a smart Greek restaurant in St James's. Or further north at Lemonia in Primrose Hill or at Elysée in Fitzrovia, London's oldest Greek restaurant, where the Duke of Edinburgh went in the Sixties. Small blond children called things like Alexis and Maria are often dispatched to the Knightsbridge School, which used to be the Hellenic College, founded by King Constantine II and his wife in 1980 so that their children, along with the offspring of other smart Greeks, had a proper grounding in the language as well as the country's history. The school closed in 2005, and the Knightsbridge opened the following year, backed by investors including Dimitri Goulandris and with an Old Etonian headmaster called Magoo Giles, who was once the Queen's equerry.

What Old and New Greece share is an unshakeable devotion to the motherland, despite its endless dramas. At Easter, they tend to all fly 'home', ditto throughout the summer. 'It's all about the summer holidays and sailing,' says Vassiliades. You might be a Greek shipping king who took his money out of the country years ago and has been based in London for decades, but you probably still have a house on a Greek island where your grandmother, or yaya, lived - ideally Spetses, one of the smartest islands - and so return several times a year for taverna lunches under olive trees, surrounded by your multiplying family like something out of The Godfather . 'Despite everything, Greece is still an amazing country,' says a shipping friend, who went back to Greece six times last year - twice over Easter and four times during the summer. 'There is a huge amount of pride.'

It echoes the words of King Constantine II, who returned to his home country in 2013 because he was homesick. 'Look at ancient Greek history,' he said in an interview last year. 'All Greeks who live in exile, they want to go back. It's in the blood.'

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The passenger ship ACHILLEUS, 5,509 gross tons, built in 1953 by Ansaldo S.A. Cantiere di Livorno, Livorno, Italy, for the Greek Government as part of the Italian war reparations to Greece. Acquired by Petros M. Nomikos Ltd. in 1953. (1/91)

The passenger ship AGAMEMNON, 5,514 gross tons, built in 1953 by Cantieri del Tirreno, Genoa, Italy, for the Greek Government as part of the Italian war reparations to Greece. Acquired by Petros M. Nomikos Ltd. in 1953. (2/91)

The passenger ship HERMES, 2,506 gross tons, built in 1916 by Lindholmens Verkstads AB., Göteborg, Sweden, for Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab. Initial name JUPITER, Norwegian flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1955, renamed HERMES and placed under Greek flag. (3/91)

The ROMANTICA, 3,489 gross tons, built in 1936 as a passenger/cargo ship by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. Initial name FORT TOWNSHEND, British flag. She was completely refurbished and subsequently used as a Royal yacht. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1960, renamed ROMANTICA and placed under Greek flag. (4/91)

The passenger ship ACROPOLIS, 9,135 gross tons, built in 1932 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, USA, for Panama Mail Steamship Co. Inc. Initial name SANTA PAULA, US flag. Acquired by the Aegean Steam Navigation in 1961, renamed ACROPOLIS and placed under Greek flag. (5/91)

The passenger ship ATHINAI, 9,135 gross tons, built in 1932 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, USA, for Panama Mail Steamship Co. Inc. Initial name SANTA ROSA, US flag. Acquired by the Aegean Steam Navigation in 1961, renamed ATHINAI and placed under Greek flag. (6/91)

The passenger ship HERMES, 5,251 gross tons, built in 1930 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Victoria, B.C. Initial name PRINCESS JOAN, Canadian flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1961, renamed HERMES and placed under Greek flag. (7/91)

The passenger ship PEGASUS, 5,251 gross tons, built in 1930 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Victoria, B.C. Initial name PRINCESS ELIZABETH, Canadian flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1961, renamed PEGASUS and placed under Greek flag. (8/91)

The passenger ship ATLANTICA, 13,391 gross tons, built in 1931 by Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque, France, for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Initial name COLOMBIA, French flag. Acquired by the Aegean Steam Navigation in 1964, renamed ATLANTIC and immediately after ATLANTICA and placed under Greek flag. (9/91)

The ARGONAUT, 3,015 gross tons, built in 1929 as a yacht by Fr. Krupp Germania A.G., Kiel, Germany, for Julius Forstman. Initial name ORION, US flag. She was one of the largest and most luxurious yachts of her time. She was refitted for commercial service in 1950. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1964, renamed ARGONAUT, placed under Greek flag and converted into a cruise ship. (10/91)

The ELECTRA, 3,925 gross tons, built in 1948 as a passenger/cargo ship by J.S. White & Co., Ltd., East Cowes, UK, for Société Générale de Transports Maritimes a Vapeur. Initial name SIDI OKBA, French flag. Acquired by the Aegean Steam Navigation in 1964, renamed MEDITERRANEAN II and placed under Greek flag. She was extensively rebuilt at Piraeus as a passenger ship and renamed ELECTRA. (11/91)

The passenger ship OCEANIC, 27,644 gross tons, built in 1965 by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy, for Home Lines Inc. under Panamanian flag. (12/91)

The REGINA, 10,021 gross tons, built in 1939 as a passenger/cargo ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Mass., USA, for Panama Railroad Co. Inc. Initial name PANAMA, US flag. Refitted as a passenger ship in 1947. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1965 and renamed REGINA under Panamanian flag. Following extensive refitting at Salamis island, she was converted into a luxury passenger ship and engaged in cruises. (13/91)

The JASON, 3,719 gross tons, built in 1965 as a passenger ferry by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy, for the Hellenic Tourism Organisation as part of the Itlian war reparations to Greece. Initial name EROS, Greek flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1966 and renamed JASON, while converted into a passenger ship in 1967. (14/91)

The STELLA OCEANIS, 3,963 gross tons, built in 1965 by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy, for the Hellenic Tourism Organisation as part of the Itlian war reparations to Greece. Initial name APHRODITE, Greek flag. Acquired by Sun Line Inc. in 1966, renamed STELLA OCEANIS and subsequently converted into a passenger ship. (15/91)

The passenger ship AMERIKANIS, 17,041 gross tons, built in 1952 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd. Initial name KENYA CASTLE, British flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1967, renamed AMERIKANIS and placed under Greek flag. (16/91)

The passenger ship ORPHEUS, 4,088 gross tons, built in 1948 by Harland & Wolff ltd., Belfast, UK, for British & Irish Steam Packet Co. Ltd. Initial name MUNSTER, British flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co., renamed THESEUS and placed under Greek flag. She was refitted at Piraeus, renamed ORPHEUS in 1969 and operated as a cruise ship. (17/91)

The passenger ship DELOS, 3,996 gross tons, built in 1950 by Ateliers & Chantiers de Bretagne S.A., Nantes, France, for Compagnie de Navigation Paquet. Initial name AZEMMOUR, French flag. Acquired by Constantine Efthymiades in 1969, renamed DELOS and placed under Greek flag. She was extensively refitted at Piraeus and subsequently operated as a cruise ship. (18/91)

The passenger ship ATLANTIS, 17,951 gross tons, built in 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydocking Co., Kearny, N.J., USA, for US Maritime Commission. Initial name GENERAL W.P. RICHARDSON, US flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1970, renamed ATLANTIS and placed under Greek flag. She was extensively rebuilt as a luxury cruise ship at Piraeus and Rotterdam. (19/91)

The passenger ship BRITANIS, 18,017 gross tons, built in 1932 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd., Quincy, Mass., USA, for Matson Navigation Co. Initial name MONTEREY, US flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1970, renamed BRITANIS and placed under Greek flag. She was refitted at Piraeus and used mostly in cruises. (20/91)

The passenger ship JUPITER, 7,811 gross tons, built in 1961 by Ateliers & Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes, France, for Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. Initial name MOLEDET, Israeli flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1970, renamed ALEXANDROS and placed under Greek flag. She was converted at Piraeus into a cruise ship and renamed JUPITER in the same year. (21/91)

The ROMANZA, 6,951 gross tons, built in 1939 as a passenger/cargo ship by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, for Hamburg-America Linie. Initial name HUASCARAN, German flag. She was converted into a passenger ship in 1954. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1970, renamed ROMANZA and placed under Greek flag. (22/91)

The passenger ship STELLA SOLARIS, 13,241 gross tons, built in 1953 by Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque, France, for Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. Initial name CAMBODGE, French flag. Acquired by Sun Line S.A. in 1970, renamed STELLA V and immediately after STELLA SOLARIS. She was converted in Greece into a luxury cruise ship. (23/91)

The passenger ship ARCADI, 5,227 gross tons, built in 1948 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle, UK, for Compagnie de Navigation Mixte. Initial name PRESIDENT DE CAZALET, French flag. Acquired by Constantine Efthymiades in 1971, renamed ARCADI and placed under Greek flag. (24/91)

The passenger ship REGINA MAGNA, 30,447 gross tons, built in 1939 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire (Penhöet), St. Nazaire, France, for Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique. Initial name PASTEUR, French flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1971, renamed REGINA MAGNA and placed under Greek flag. (25/91)

The passenger ship ATLAS, 15,015 gross tons, built in 1951 by N.V. Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, The Netherlands, for Nederlandsche-Amerika Stoomvaart Mij. Initial name RYNDAM, Dutch flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1972, renamed ATLAS and placed under Greek flag. She was extensively rebuilt in Greec as a cruise ship. (26/91)

The passenger ship CALYPSO, 20,204 gross tons, built in 1955 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd. Initial name SOUTHERN CROSS, British flag. Acquired by Ulysses Line in 1972, renamed CALYPSO and placed under Greek flag. (27/91)

The ITHACA, 9,855 gross tons, built in 1956 as a passenger/cargo ship by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, West Germany, for Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. Initial name ZION, Iraeli flag. Acquired by Ulysses Line in 1972, renamed ITHACA and placed under Greek flag. Subsequently converted in Spain into a cruise ship. (28/91)

The passenger ship ROYAL ODYSSEY, 25,320 gross tons, built in 1964 by Chantiers de l’ Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France, for Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. Initial name SHALOM, Israeli flag. Acquired by Home Lines Inc. in 1973, renamed DORIC, placed under Panamanian flag and used as a cruise ship. Acquired by Royal Cruise Line in 1982. She was extensively rebuilt and converted into a luxury cruise ship, renamed ROYAL ODYSSEY and placed under Greek flag. (29/91)

The DANAE, 10,470 gross tons, built in 1955 as a refrigerated/cargo ship by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Port Line Ltd. Initial name PORT MELBOURNE, British flag. Acquired by Chion Shipping Co. Ltd., renamed THERISOS EXPRESS and placed under Greek flag. Renamed DANAE in 1974 and converted in Greece into a luxury cruise ship, while acquired by Delian Cruises in 1976. (30/91)

The DAPHNE, 10,166 gross tons, built in 1955 as a refrigerated/cargo ship by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend, UK, for Port Line Ltd. Initial name PORT SYDNEY, British flag. Acquired by Chion Shipping Co. Ltd., renamed AKROTIRI EXPRESS and placed under Greek flag. Renamed DAPHNE in 1974 and converted in Greece into a luxury cruise ship, while acquired by Delian Cruises in 1975. (31/91)

The cruise ship GOLDEN ODYSSEY, 6,757 gross tons, built in 1974 by Helsingors Vaerft A/S, Elsinore, Denmark, for Royal Cruise Line under Greek flag. (32/91)

The passenger ship NAVARINO, 23,191 gross tons, built in 1957 by Ansaldo S.A., Genoa, Italy, for A/B Svenska Amerika Linien. Initial name GRIPSHOLM, Swedish flag. Acquired by the Michael A. Karageorgis group in 1976, renamed NAVARINO, placed under Greek flag and used as a cruise ship. (33/91)

The passenger ship VICTORIA, 15,007 gross tons, built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd. Initial name DUNNOTAR CASTLE, British flag. Acquired by Incress Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1958, subsequently completely rebuilt in Rotterdam as a cruise ship and renamed VISTORIA. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1976 and placed under Greek flag. Renamed THE VICTORIA in 1978 and placed under Cyprus flag. (34/91)

The passenger ship CITY OF MYCONOS, 4,755 gross tons, built in 1956 by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste, Italy for Adriatica SpA di Navigazione. Initial name SAN MARCO, Italian flag. Acquired by Cycladic Cruises in 1977, renamed CITY OF MYCONOS and placed under Greek flag. Converted at Piraeus into a cruise ship. (35/91)

The passenger ship CONSTELLATION, 10,444 gross tons, built in 1962 by Brodogradiliste “Uljanik”, Pula, Yugoslavia, for Companhia Nacional de Navegaçao Costeira. Initial name ANNA NERY, Brazilian flag. Acquired by Hellenic Cruises in 1978, renamed DANAOS and placed under Greek flag. Renamed CONSTELLATION in the same year. (36/91)

The passenger ship WORLD RENAISSANCE, 11,724 gross tons, built in 1966 by Chantiers de l’ Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France. Initial name RENNAISANCE, French flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1977, renamed HOMERIC and placed under Greek flag. Renamed WORLD RENAISSANCE in 1978. (37/91)

The cruise ship ATLANTIC, 19,337 gross tons, built in 1982 by CNI Méditerranée, La Seyne, France for Home Lines Inc. under Liberian flag. (38/91)

The passenger ship GALILEO, 27,907 gross tons, built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy, for Lloyd Triestino SpA. Initial name GALILEO GALILEI, Italian flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1984, renamed GALILEO and placed under Panamanian flag. (39/91)

The passenger ship PEGASUS, 12,576 gross tons, built in 1975 by Dubigeon Normandie, Nantes, France, for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea. Initial name SVEA CORONA, Swedish flag. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1984, renamed PEGASUS and placed under Greek flag. (40/91)

The OLYMPIC COUNTESS, 17,495 gross tons, built in 1975 by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark, for Cunard Cruise Ships Ltd. Initial name CUNARD COUNTESS. Acquired by Royal Olympic Cruises in 1998, renamed OLYMPIC COUNTESS and placed under Greek flag. (41/91)

The cruise ship HOMERIC, 42,092 gross tons, built in 1986 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, West Germany, for Home Lines Inc. under Panamanian flag. (42/91)

The cruise ship CROWN ODYSSEY, 34,242 gross tons, built in 1988 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, West Germany, for Royal Cruise Line under Greek flag. (43/91)

The cruise ship HORIZON, 46,811 gross tons, built in 1990 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, Germany, for Celebrity Cruises under Liberian flag. (44/91)

The passenger ship PALLAS ATHENA, 20,469 gross tons, built in 1952 by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkerque, France for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Initial name FLANDRE, French flag. Converted into a luxury cruise ship in 1968. Acquired by Epirotiki Steamship Navigation Co. in 1992, renamed PALLAS ATHENA and placed under Greek flag. (45/91)

The cruise ship ZENITH, 47,255 gross tons, built in 1992 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, Germany, for Celebrity Cruises under Liberian flag. (46/91)

The cruise ship CENTURY, 70,606 gross tons, built in 1995 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, Germany, for Celebrity Cruises under Liberian flag. (47/91)

The cruise ship GALAXY, 76,522 gross tons, built in 1996 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, Germany, for Celebrity Cruises under Liberian flag. (48/91)

The cruise ship MERCURY, 76,522 gross tons, built in 1997 by Jos. L. Meyer G.m.b.H. & Co., Papenburg, Germany, for Celebrity Cruises under Liberian flag. (49/91)

The cruise ship MISTRAL, 47,276 gross tons, built in 1999 by Chantiers de l’ Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France, for Festival Cruises under French flag. (50/91)

The cruise ship OLYMPIC VOYAGER, 24,391 gross tons, built in 2000 by Blohm & Voss G.m.b.H., Hamburg, Germany, for Royal Olympic Cruises under Greek flag. (51/91)

The cruise ship EUROPEAN VISION, 58,625 gross tons, built in 2001 by Chantiers de l’ Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France, for Festival Cruises under Italian flag. (52/91)

The passenger ship MORAITIS, 6,045 gross tons, built in 1907 by J. Priestman & Co., Sunderland, UK, for the Hellenic Transatlantic Steam Navigation Co. under Greek flag. (Ikonografimeni, April 1908). (53/91)

The passenger ship ATHINAI, 6,742 gross tons, built in 1908 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, UK, for the Hellenic Transatlantic Steam Navigation Co. under Greek flag. (The Shipping World, 6 January 1909). (54/91)

The passenger ship PATRIS, 4,390 gross tons, built in 1909 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Howdon-on-Tyne, UK, for the National Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Greece under Greek flag. (55/91)

The passenger ship MACEDONIA, 6,333 gross tons, built in 1912 by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, UK, for the National Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Greece under Greek flag. (56/91)

The passenger ship KING ALEXANDER, 16,960 gross tons, built in 1909 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, for Hamburg-Amerika Linie. Initial name CLEVELAND, German flag. Acquired by Byron Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1920, renamed and placed under British flag. (57/91)

The passenger ship VASILEFS CONSTANTINOS, 9,272 gross tons, built in 1914 by Cammell, Laird & Co., Ltd., Birkenhead, UK, for the National Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Greece under Greek flag. (58/91)

The passenger ship CONSTANTINOPLE, 10,525 gross tons, built in 1897 by F. Schichau, Danzing, Germany, for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Initial name BREMEN, German flag. Acquired by Byron Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1921, renamed and placed under British flag. (Eric Johnson collection). (59/91)

The passenger ship EDISON, 10,566 gross tons, built in 1897 by Act. Ges. “Vulcan”, Stettin, Germany, for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Initial name KÖNIGIN LUISE, German flag. Acquired by Byron Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1924, renamed and placed under British flag. (Eric Johnson collection). (60/91)

The passenger ship PATRIS II, 3,854 gross tons, built in 1926 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle, UK, for Byron Steamship Co. Ltd., while immediately transferred to the National Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. under Greek flag. (61/91)

The passenger ship CORINTHIA, 3,721 gross tons, built in 1911 by Koninklijke Maatschappij “De Schelde”, Vlissingen, Τhe Netherlands, for Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst. Initial name ORANJE NASSAU, Dutch flag. Acquired by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines in 1939, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (62/91)

The passenger ship NEA HELLAS, 16,991 gross tons, built in 1922 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Anchor Line Ltd. Initial name TUSCANIA, British flag. Acquired by General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Greece in 1939 and renamed. (63/91)

The passenger ship ARGENTINA, 10,666 gross tons, built in 1913 by Cammell, Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead, UK, for A/S Den Norske Amerikalinje. Initial name BERGENSFJORD, Norwegian flag. Acquired by Panamanian Navigation Co. in 1946, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (64/91)

The passenger ship COLUMBIA, 9,424 gross tons, built in 1913 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Mcllwraith, McEacharn’s Line Pty, Ltd. Initial name KATOOMBA, Australian flag. Acquired by Greek Line in 1946 and placed under Panamanian flag, while renamed COLUMBIA in 1949. (65/91)

The passenger ship CANBERRA, 7,707 gross tons, built in 1913 by A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Howard Smith Co. Ltd. Acquired by Greek Line in 1947 and placed under Panamanian flag. (66/91)

The passenger ship CYRENIA, 7,527 gross tons, built in 1911 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand Ltd. Initial name MAUNGANUI, New Zealand flag. Acquired by Compania Naviera del Atlantico S.A. in 1947, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (67/91)

The passenger ship IONIA, 3,966 gross tons, built in 1913 by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Drydocking Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool, UK, for Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd. Initial name DIGBY, British flag. Acquired by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines in 1947, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (Michael Matantos archive). (68/91)

The passenger ship ITALIA, 20,223 gross tons, built in 1928 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, for A/S Svenska Amerika Linien. Initial name KUNGSHOLM, Swedish flag. Acquired by South Atlantic Lines Inc. in 1947, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (69/91)

The passenger ship QUEEN FREDERICA, 17,232 gross tons, built in 1927 by Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, USA, for Matson Navigation Co. Inc. Initial name MALOLO, US flag. Acquired by Mediterranean Lines Inc. in 1948, renamed ATLANTIC and placed under Panamanian flag. Acquired by Home Lines Inc. in 1953, while renamed QUEEN FREDERICA in 1954 and placed under Greek flag. (70/91)

The passenger ship BRASIL, 10,754 gross tons, built in 1905 by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Allan Line Steamship Co. Ltd. Initial name VIRGINIAN, British flag. Acquired by South Atlantic Lines Inc. in 1948, renamed BRASIL and placed under Panamanian flag. Acquired by Mediterranean Lines Inc. in 1951 and renamed HOMELAND, while transferred to Home Lines Inc. in 1953. (71/91)

The passenger ship NEPTUNIA, 10,519 gross tons, built in 1920 by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij “Nederland”. Initial name JOHAN DE WITT, Dutch flag. Acquired by Greek Line in 1948, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (72/91)

The passenger ship AEOLIA, 4,285 gross tons, built in 1918 by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst. Initial name STUYVESANT, Dutch flag. Acquired by Compania Naviera del Atlantico S.A. in 1950, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (Michael Matantos archive). (73/91)

The passenger ship ARKADIA, 22,424 gross tons, built in 1931 by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Newcastle, UK, for Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. Initial name MONARCH OF BERMUDA, British flag. Acquired by Greek Line in 1958, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (74/91)

The passenger ship CHARLTON STAR, 8,178 gross tons, built in 1921 by Soc. Anon. John Cockerill, Hoboken, Belgium, for Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Initial name ELISABETHVILLE, Belgian flag. Acquired by Charlton Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1950, renamed and placed under British flag. (75/91)

The passenger ship OLYMPIA, 22,979 gross tons, built in 1953 by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Greek Line under Liberian flag. (76/91)

The passenger ship HOMERIC, 18,017 gross tons, built in 1931 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd., Quincy, Mass, USA, for Matson Navigation Co. Initial name MARIPOSA, US flag. Acquired by Home Lines Inc. in 1954, renamed and placed under Panamanian flag. (77/91)

The TASMANIA, 7,886 gross tons, built in 1940 as an escort aircraft carrier by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., USA, for the US Navy. Initial name MORMACLAND. Acquired by Sven Salen enterprise, converted into a passenger ship and renamed ANNA SALEN under Swedish flag. Acquired by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines in 1955, renamed TASMANIA and placed under Greek flag. (78/91)

The passenger ship MARIANNA, 14,131 gross tons, built in 1929 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Nelson Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Initial name HIGHLAND BRIGADE, British flag. Acquired by John S. Latsis in 1959, renamed HENRIETTA and placed under Greek flag. Renamed MARIANNA in 1960. (79/91)

The passenger ship PATRIS, 18,400 gross tons, built in 1950 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast, UK, for Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd. Initial name BLOEMFONTEIN CASTLE, British flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1959, renamed PATRIS and placed under Greek flag. (80/91)

The passenger ship BRETAGNE, 15,719 gross tons, built in 1952 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire (Penhoët) S.A., Saint Nazaire, France, for Soc. General de Transport Maritimes a Vapeur. Chartered to the Chandris group in 1960. Acquired by the same group in 1961 and placed under Greek flag, while renamed BRITANNY in 1962. (81/91)

The passenger ship ELLINIS, 18,021 gross tons, built in 1932 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd., Quincy, Mass., USA, for Matson Navigation Co. Initial name LURLINE, US flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1963, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (82/91)

The passenger ship POSEIDON, 10,172 gross tons, built in 1935 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire (Penhoët) S.A., Saint Nazaire, France, for Companie Général Transatlantique. Initial name VILLE D’ ALGER, French flag. Acquired by Aegean Steam Navigation in 1966, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (83/91)

The passenger ship LAKONIA, 19,040 gross tons, built in 1930 by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij “Nederland”. Initial name JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT, Dutch flag. Acquired by Greek Line in 1963, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (84/91)

The passenger ship MARIANNA LATSI, 23,428 gross tons, built in 1935 by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Barrow, UK, for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Initial name STRATHMORE, British flag. Acquired by John S. Latsis in 1963, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (85/91)

The MARIANNA IV, 7,607 gross tons, built in 1944 as a Victory-type cargo ship by Permanente Metals Corporation, Shipbuilding Division, Yard no.1, Richmond, California, USA, for the War Shipping Administration. Initial name COSTA RICA VICTORY, US flag. Acquired by the Royal Netherlands Government and renamed GROOTE BEER, while converted into a passenger ship in 1951. Acquired by John S. Latsis in 1963 and placed under Greek flag maintaining the same name. Renamed MARIANNA IV in 1964. (86/91)

The MARGARITA, 7,606 gross tons, built in 1945 as a Victory-type cargo ship by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon, USA, for the War Shipping Administration. Initial name LA GRANDE VICTORY, US flag. Converted into a passenger ship in 1952. Acquired by John S. Latsis in 1963, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (87/91)

The passenger ship AUSTRALIS, 26,454 gross tons, built in 1940 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., USA, for United States Lines Co. Initial name AMERICA, US flag. Acquired by the Chandris group in 1964, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (88/91)

The passenger ship HENRIETTA LATSI, 23,722 gross tons, built in 1937 by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Barrow, UK, for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Initial name STRATHEDEN, British flag. Acquired by John S. Latsis in 1964, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (89/91)

The passenger ship QUEEN ANNA MARIA, 25,516 gross tons, built in 1956 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow, UK, for Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Initial name EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, British flag. Acquired by Greek Line in 1964, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (90/91)

The passenger ship MOUNT OLYMPOS, 10,172 gross tons, built in 1936 by Soc. Provençale de Constructions Navales, La Ciotat, France, for the French Government. Initial name VILLE D’ ORAN, French flag. Acquired by the Aegean Steam Navigation in 1965, renamed and placed under Greek flag. (91/91)

OCEAN LINERS & CRUISE SHIPS

In the early 20th century, however, the foundations for the formation of a Greek ocean liner fleet began to be laid. It all started in 1907, with the delivery of the MORAITIS, a passenger ship built in the United Kingdom for Dimitrios Moraitis, a master mariner and shipowner from the island of Andros, who had already established himself in cargo shipping. As a response to the increasing migration flow from Greece to the United States, Moraitis ordered two large passenger ships from British shipyards.

But this initiative was ill fated. At the end of 1908, the company of Moraitis, which was facing an adverse economic climate and a reduction in immigration at the time, went bankrupt and management was transferred to its creditors. The restructured company also took over the second ship, the ATHINAI, but that scheme too proved to be short lived. Thus, the only Greek company that maintained a presence in international passenger shipping was the one of the Embiricos Brothers, the sons of Andreas Embiricos. As in the case of Moraitis, the Embiricos family hailed from Andros and was well established in cargo shipping. The National Steam Navigation Company of Greece, as the company was called, dominated the sector until the mid-1930s, when it run into financial trouble due to the failure of the Greek state to meet its contractual obligations towards it. This eventually led to the sale of National Steam Navigation’s assets and its dissolution.

From the mid-1920s to the outbreak of World War II, more Greek shipowners entered the sector, acquiring vessels that apart from servicing domestic itineraries made voyages to other nearby ports in the Mediterranean. Two notable cases were the Inglessis family from the island of Samos and the John Chandris family from Chios, whose descendants got involved after World War II both with cargo and international passenger shipping.

Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the baton of transatlantic passenger service was passed to the Goulandris Brothers from Andros. They acquired the liner TUSCANIA from the British company Anchor Line, which was renamed NEA HELLAS, restoring the Greece-America service. Their involvement in the sector was enhanced after the War, with the establishment of the Greek Line, which played a key role in passenger shipping in the first two post-war decades.

After World War II, more Greeks became active in passenger shipping as a response to increased immigration to the United States and other regions, including South America and Australia. Apart from the Goulandris family, particularly active in the sector was the entrepreneur and benefactor Eugene Eugenides. His company, Home Lines, flourished for four decades thanks to the quality of its ships. In the late 1940s, Dimitrios and Anthony J. Chandris, the second generation of the Chandris family, entered passenger shipping by acquiring the British enterprise Charlton Steamship Co. Ltd. Among other leading players in passenger shipping was Hellenic Mediterranean Lines (ELMES), which had established Mediterranean itineraries shortly before the outbreak of the War with the passenger liner CORINTHIA.

At the time Greece was recovering from the adversities of World War II and the civil war that followed. The country was making its first steps into tourism, which led some Greek shipowners to focus their attention to maritime tourism. Spyros Typaldos from Cephalonia, dominated the sector until the late 1960s when the company he established with his brother Charalambos collapsed after the sinking of their ship HERAKLION, which resulted to a great loss of life. In the 1950s, the G. Potamianos family, who also hailed from the Ionian Sea and had a long maritime tradition entered tourist passenger shipping establishing Epirotiki Lines, which operated until the early 21st century.

In the late 1950s, entrepreneur John S. Latsis attempted to launch the Greece-Australia line by acquiring two Royal Mail Lines ships. Despite the fact that the project had progressed considerably, it was eventually shelved and the service was launched by the Chandris group in December 1959 with the ocean liner PATRIS, marking the beginning of a new era in the family’s involvement in passenger shipping. This setback led Latsis to shift his interest in the transport of pilgrims to Jeddah, utilising one of the two ships he had acquired, a choice that was a milestone in his subsequent career.

Another traditional cargo shipowner, Marcos P. Nomikos, focused on Mediterranean passenger services as well as coastal domestic routes. His company, Petros M. Nomikos Ltd., acquired from the Greek government five newly built passenger ships constructed in Italy in the early 1950s as part of World War II reparations. His activity in passenger shipping lasted about two decades.

In the mid-1960s, Charalambos Kioseoglou, a former executive of the Eugenides group, established the cruise company Sun Line, which operated successfully for about twenty years. In the next decade, another former Eugenides executive, Pericles Panagopulos, launched the Royal Cruise Line, which quickly gained international recognition and was sold to Norwegian interests in 1989.

In the early 1970s, two distinguished shipowners, John C. Carras and Aristomenis M. Karageorgis, acquired a number of second-hand liner cargo ships and had them converted into passenger vessels. After extensive reconstruction works in Greece, these vessels operated, as cruise ships for Carras and as ro/ro passenger ferries linking Greece and Italy for Karageorgis. None of the two ventures was successful and adversely affected the cargo shipping operations of both shipowners, particularly Karageorgis’s.

The end of Greek mass immigration, coupled with the rapid growth of the aviation industry, brought the end of ocean liner services to the United States and Australia. At the same time, Greek participation in international cruises began to decline, mainly due to protectionist policies adopted by the Greek government, which in the long run weakened the sector. Thus, new players began to emerge in the world cruise market, such as Carnival Corporation, which began its long journey in the mid-1970s with the acquisition of a laid up Greek Line vessel, the QUEEN ANNA MARIA, and Greek technical support.

The last noteworthy involvement of Greek entrepreneurs in the cruise industry was by the Chandris group, whose subsidiary Celebrity Cruises placed in Germany in the late 1980s orders for the construction of high-specification cruise ships. The first ship, the HORIZON, was delivered in 1990, but in 1997, before the fifth vessel of the series had been delivered, the group’s management decided to transfer the company’s majority stake to Royal Caribbean International, the world’s second largest cruise ship company. This move ensured the survival and further growth of the company in an increasingly competitive environment. Another cruise company of Greek interests that like Celebrity Cruises had taken delivery of newly-built ships, Festival Cruises of the George Poulides group, missed the opportunity to join the arm of the British group P&O. In 2004, it declared bankruptcy, a victim of a major crisis in the cruise industry following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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John Chandris

RESULTS FOR 2008 Ranking: 138=* Worth: £600m Source of wealth: Shipping and property

Chandris, 58, heads the Greek shipping dynasty founded by his grandfather in 1915. He has joint British and Greek nationality and is a director of London & Cambridge Properties and Leathbond. The Chandris organisation had the largest passenger cruise fleet in the world by the mid-1970s, surpassing the likes of Cunard, P&O and Union Castle. Chandris won recognition in the industry for developing Celebrity Cruises, co-founded by him in 1989, which was sold in 1997 and netted the family about £170m for its 51% stake. The family has extensive property in the UK plus shipping, hotel and other business interests in Greece, as well as a valuable collection of modern art. In

Celebrity Cruises Launches New Century

• December 5, 1995

As Celebrity Cruises launches the Century this month, company Chairman and CEO John Chandris outlined the cruise Line’s objectives to Cruise Industry News.

“Our objective is to run the best cruise line in the world,” Chandris said, “and to be financially successful.”

Chandris said that the second objective is to provide a product that clearly differentiates itself in the market.

“We believe the market will continue to appreciate a better product,” Chandris said.

Chandris said that Celebrity has always pushed the envelope further and further: “We never wanted to accept things the way things had been previously -­ there is always a way to do it better,” he emphasized.

Clearly not knowing how much of the Century to reveal before the ship is introduced, Chandris would only say that the new ship has expanded upon some of the company’s original ideas.

“Everybody talks about the sizzle but does not provide the steak,” Chandris said, claiming that he is attacking areas “where there has been a sea of sameness.”

“It is important to be continuously self­ questioning,” Chandris added. “We cannot sit on our hands. As a medium-sized cruise line, we must innovate to differentiate ourselves.”

Chandris did reveal, however, that innovation has translated into offering passengers more choices, including dining alternatives. “Food is part of the contemporary lifestyle we are appealing to,” Chandris said.

Passengers are given an opportunity to eat nearly 24 hours a day and the casual dining area is double the size of other new ships, while the Century will carry fewer passengers, according to Chandris.

“We have four buffet lines (instead of two) and two grills for 1,750 passengers,” Chandris pointed out. He also said that the Century’s dining room has a 125 percent redundancy, thus exceeding passenger capacity and, as a result, providing great flexibility in table and seating requests.

“There are certain things you can build into a ship that cannot be added later,” Chandris said. “The question as to why we are providing so much space is that we respect our passengers and want to differentiate the product.

“We have chosen to build lower density ships,” Chandris noted, “with larger cabins.”

The Century features a space ratio of 40. “We could have put in more cabins, but we did not,” Cbandris said.

The crew is also given more space. On the average, there are two crew members in each cabin while other new ships tend to have more, Chandris noted.

“By treating our crew better, they will in turn provide better service to the passengers,” Chandris said.

If you want people to deliver five-star service, you must treat them like people who can, according to Chandris.

Meanwhile, Celebrity’s shoreside organization has been beefed up to handle the new ships. “We are now about the size we want to be,” Chandris noted.

“We have made tremendous investments in reservations, for instance, and our infrastructure can already handle 10,000 more berths,” Chandris said.

“We are about people’s lifestyles and improvement – about an enriching experience,” Chandris said.

“It is about evolving,” Chandris said. “We will now cause evolution in entertainment the way we have caused evolution in food.”

Chandris explained how Celebrity had sent several of Meyer Werft’s engineers to Las Vegas to show them how entertainment can be done and to “shake them up.” When they came back, they were even “more enthusiastic and inspired than we were,” according to Chandris.

Chandris also explained that the members of the board of Celebrity Cruises are actively involved in the design and building of the new ships. “We have not just assigned a building inspector as most lines do,” Chandris said.

Even the Century’s $2 million art collection is intrinsic to the ship. “You can buy art or select art,” Chandris said, noting that Mrs. John Chandris has selected the art for the ship. “Our art is not an after­ thought – it has practically been designed for the ship from the very beginning.”

Chandris also noted that cost sometimes can be a secondary factor. “If the board likes an idea, they will run with it,” he said. “Everything is not price controlled.”

As an example, Chandris pointed out that the twin atriums of the Century were born at a meeting of board members and technical people, including yard owner and president Bernard Meyer. “You need the support of the builder too,” Chandris said, adding that “Meyer has proposed some excellent ideas.”

Chandris believes Celebrity will build more ships beyond the current series of newbuildings. But they will not reach the 100,000-ton level, according to Chandris, who believes that size will only do damage to the Caribbean market.

Meanwhile, the second Century-class ship, the Galaxy. which will be introduced in 1996, will be slightly larger than the Century. At 74,000 tons, and 1,850 passengers, compared to 70,000 tons and 1,750 passengers for the Century, the Galaxy is an evolution, according to Chandris. He explained that the company wanted to introduce more staterooms with verandas, but not at the expense of smaller cabins.

“What I enjoy being able to offer is what I enjoy myself. That same feeling of altruism is in the minds of the other board members as well.

Celebrity Cruises has a lot on its plate in 1996; it will be first year of operations with the new Century plus the introduction of a second new ship, the Galaxy, as well as a program of new itineraries.

Celebrity will grow from three to five ships within the span of a few months, nearly doubling its passenger capacity at the same time.

With more ships, Celebrity is also increasing its marketing from regional to national and at press time a new television campaign, also a first for Celebrity, was scheduled to break in late December.

Caribbean, Alaska, Bermuda, Transcanal

The Century will sail year-round alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries from Fort Lauderdale, while the Zenith and the Horizon sail seven-day deep Caribbean itineraries from San Juan during the winter. The Meridian continues to sail her alternating 10- and 11-day Caribbean Cruises from San Juan.

The Horizon will also be calling at Catalina Island, which is a new port for Celebrity, located one mile off the coast of the Dominican Republic. According to Celebrity, Catalina Island combines a private island experience with a sophisticated shoreside experience.

For the first time ever, Celebrity Cruises commences service to Alaska when the Horizon begins her inaugural season of seven-day Inside Passage and Glacier Route cruises this summer.

In conjunction with the Alaska program, the Horizon will also sail two 15-day transcanal cruises in April and October, respectively, and two Pacific Coast cruises between Los Angeles and Vancouver.

The Zenith enters the Bermuda market this summer replacing the Horizon, while the Meridian continues to offer seven-day sailings to Bermuda from New York as well as from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport News, Wilmington and Charleston.

When the Galaxy arrives in the fall of 1996, she will be joining the Century in Ft. Lauderdale, sailing alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries.

But it is then expected, perhaps as soon as the summer of 1997, and no later than 1998, that the Galaxy will be spending summers in Alaska.

The third yet-unnamed Century-class ship enters service in the fall of 1997.

(This report was excerpted from a company profile on Celebrity Cruises appearing in the Winter 1995/96 issue of the Cruise Industry News Quarterly, to be published later this month.)

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John Chandris - Some Interesting News

By Andy , April 24, 2006 in Celebrity Cruises

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Hi Everyone !

Royal Caribbean just announced that John Chandris will not seek re-election to Royal Caribbean's Board of Directors. In case you are not aware of who John Chandris is, he is the founder of what is now Celebrity Cruises.

While it is sad to see him move on, I would like to thank him for his dedication. I wish him all the very best in the future.

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HI ANDY!!! Nice of you to mention John Chandris. He really knew how to run a line. I only wish that he would start another company. Some of us have had the great luck to have experienced Chandris -Fantasy- Celebrity from the AMERIKANIS to the SUMMIT. I remember John Chandris when he and his family took over the GALLILAO. I was actually onboard and sitting next to them and listening to them when they were making plans to turn the GALLILAO into the MERIDIAN with the birth of Celebrity Cruises. I always said that I was present at the birth of Celebrity...LOL. It is a shame that the personal touch of the Chandris family will no longer be felt at Celebrity. Sadly, RCI is replacing people like John Chandris with MBAs who have no knowledge of ocean liners and the great traditions that they created over the past 150 years.

HI ANDY!!! Nice of you to mention John Chandris. He really knew how to run a line. I only wish that he would start another company. Some of us have had the great luck to have experienced Chandris -Fantasy- Celebrity from the AMERIKANIS to the SUMMIT. I remember John Chandris when he and his family took over the GALLILAO. I was actually onboard and sitting next to them and listening to them when they were making plans to turn the GALLILAO into the MERIDIAN with the birth of Celebrity Cruises. I always said that I was present at the birth of Celebrity...LOL. It is a shame that the personal touch of the Chandris family will no longer be felt at Celebrity. Sadly, RCI is replacing people like John Chandris with MBAs who have no knowledge of ocean liners and the great traditions that they created over the past 150 years.   ROSS

I am surprised that there is little interest in this news item.

I am sorry to see Mr. Chandris go. Without his (and his Family's) hard work and dedication, Celebrity would not be here today. I agree with your comments about the personal touch of the Chandris family, but of course, one has to wonder just how much they have been involved with Celebrity over the past several years.

At any rate, I am very curious to see if anything changes at Celebrity, with Mr. Chandris no longer being a part of it.

There are changes being made currently. Some of the Greek Officers are not having their contracts renewed due to their high costs. A number of great Hotel Directors have been let go, ie, Misters Traganis and Tumozatos. It's too bad because they were great people.

Well, I would venture to say that the vast majority of posters would not have a clue as to who John Chandris is/was/would be/will be.. etc.

Thanks to him I was able to sail Dad's old ships, decades later.. and that's how I wound up eventually with Celebrity. If you put all my Chandris/Fantasy/Celebrity cruises together..that would make 55!

There are changes being made currently. Some of the Greek Officers are not having their contracts renewed due to their high costs. A number of great Hotel Directors have been let go, ie, Misters Traganis and Tumozatos. It's too bad because they were great people.   Don

It sounds as if their long term objective is to appeal to a larger segment of the market that is more concerned with cost than overall cruise experience.

I guess the X on the ships will be the next thing to go!

I think the shame of it all is that the current crop of Celebrity Exec's probably know less about the Chandris family and their work ethics and management style than a lot of posters on these boards.

The old, hands on, do what it takes to make the passengers happy style of Chandris was destined to be pushed out by corporate greed. The only amazing thing should be that it took so long.

Our wonderful, Greek Hotel Directors are being replaced by younger, non Greeks, with Sales and Marketing degrees and little or no Hotel Management. Who woulda thunk?

That's the first thing I thought of. I wouldnt be surprised to see Celebrity come up with some sort of snazzy logo, but I am not rooting for it to happen. I like the X.

greyblueseas

Sounds to me like a shame he is going, and also that the longer serving officers/members of staff are leaving too. If values/ethics change considerably, then so will the customer experience, and a management of cheap MBAs with no appreciation of ocean liner history and every appreciation of profit margins might well diminish that experience. I hate to hear of people being released because they are "too expensive"; people are any organisation's greatest asset.

floridacruisers

From what I remember, Chandris started Celebrity as a result of two "upscale" cruise lines disappearing, those being SITMAR gobbled up by Princess and Paquet pulling the SS Rhapsody (a personal favorite). They wanted to fill this void. Our first experince on Celebrity was the second sailing of the Zenith (April 1992)and they sure did fill that gap with food and service back then. We pulled into San Juan on that trip and next to us was the Amerikanis. What a beautiful sight that was at night. We got to visit the Amerikanis that night and was surprized how nice this old ship was. She looked so small next to our "huge" Zenith. We even got to sample some food and it was just as good as ours on the Zenith. Whether or not the "X" factor changes even more, RCI can't take away those wonderful days and nights we have spent on our past 15 Celebrity cruises. Long live the "Chandris Effect".

Not to quibble, but it was the demise of Home Lines. Horizon and Zenith were originally designed for Home Lines. Century was the first 100% newly designed Celebrity ship.

Ships R Great

"Our wonderful, Greek Hotel Directors are being replaced by younger, non Greeks, with Sales and Marketing degrees and little or no Hotel Management. Who woulda thunk?"

Gail, not only HDs are being replaced with non-Greeks. Many Junior Officers now are non-Greek, which means that as the old officers retire the new (non-Greek) officers will take over. When we first sailed (Century in 2000) ALL officers were Greek. Now look at the stage when the Captain introduces the officers. 25% non-Greek. I don't like it, but what can we do? The Greek feel of the ships is going and it is too bad.

how will this news actually affect the Celebrity cruisers in 2007 as far as service, ship maintenance, etc.

You're right. Wrong Italian cruise line. Does anybody remember the SS Rhapsody?

I guess it was bound to happen. Pretty soon X will look like Princess and Carnival etc. The Chandris family wanted to take X to the premium level but RCI is constantly bringing X down to the mass market level. It is strange that with all the price increases in the past year that the quality continues to head downward. The product is becoming more bland and most of us "old hands" are looking around at alternative cruise lines...sad but true.

Our first cruise was with Chandris Fantasy Cruises on the Galilleo. The bug bit us hard and have been loyal ever since.

AtlantaCruiser72

This is what happens when you let former airline execs (Jack williams was a protege of Bob Crandall at American Airlines) run a cruise line. Race to the bottom, penny pinch and nickel and dime your passengers to death! Royal Caribbean/Celebrity increasingly care more about revenue management than customer service it would seem.

I only wish that RCCL had allowed X to stand on it's own operationally like Carnival Corp has done with HAL, Princess, Seabourn, etc. I think X has all the potenital from a hardware (ship) standpoint to blow everyone else out of the water (Including Crystal and RSSC), and generally deliver a solid onboard product, if only thie landslide operations weren't such a letdown.

I may "jump" to HAL for my (hopeful) Alaska cruise next summer if I see significant changes to the onboard experience on my Infinity Cruise this week. My last Celebrity Cruises were the Constellation in January 2004 (excellent) and Mercury December 2002 (amazing trip!). Even though HAL has changed some of it's policies in recent years (tipping,etc.) it seems that they are pushing to bring their product quality ever upward and living up to the promise, while X is promising (and charging for) "a taste of luxury" and delivering (reportedly) a more run-of-the-mill experience. I'll see for myself in 3 days!!!!!

That is sad news. My wife and I did our first cruise together on the Britannis and have very fond memories of what would now be considered a little rustbucket. So Chandris was responsible for us catching the cruising bug too. I think at the time Britanis was the oldest ship doing passenger cruises - but that didn't stop us from having a great time, and I remember really enjoying the food. It wasn't gourmet by any means, but good quality, fresh, and most importantly tasty - real flavor - they weren't afraid to have an ethnic dish or two that actually tasted authentic. Now bland banquet food is becoming more and more the norm with the ships so big.

We also did the Horizon's first season out of New York to Bermuda for our honeymoon. Wonderful food and a fine restaurant experience in the dining room. I remember the waiter staff coming around with platters bearing a selection of vegetables you could choose to go with your dinner, sommeliers that weren't running around overworked and just getting to your table after you've already started eating...etc. I really miss those days of cruising....

Hello all. Stopping by from the Royal board and this caught my attention.

I think I speak for quite a few RCL loyalists when I say this. I really hope they don't re-badge the Celebrity ships. I love the unique and recognizable "X" and what it has represented over the years. I also hope this doesn't mean Celebrity will get watered down as a result.

I for one, take comfort knowing Celebrity has always been as an upscale alternative to all of us Royal Caribbean cruisers who want to go "little more classy" while enjoying the perks we've earned staying loyal to the brand.

It kinda reminds me of the Daimler/Chrysler merger (Mercedes owners would agree). I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens and if this trend continues.

Our first cruise was with Chandris Fantasy Cruises on the Galilleo. The bug bit us hard and have been loyal ever since. Marilyn

The Galileo and the Britanis, now there were two classic cruise ships on what was a absoulutely superb cruise line. I sailed on one of the Galileo's first sailings following Chandris-Fantasy's purchase and loved everything about her. http://www.maritimematters.com/sun-vista.html Paragraph 5 describes how Celebrity came into being and Galileo was the "guinea pig" and turned into the Meridian which of course led to the Horizon and Zenith...onto Century class...

The Britannis on the other hand was old, built in 1932 in the US :eek: . I liked that joeb pointed out that nowadays this ship would be considered a rust bucket. BUT I know in my heart that gal was a true classic. Kind of makes me feel sorry for all the glitz, glam and neon lovers out there now who will never be able to experience such a beautiful ship and her beautiful woodwork. Remember the Gallery Bar? I have yet to find any space on any ship which is quite so inviting.

Looking back and seeing that she was only 18,017 GRT I no longer wonder why I have never wished to cruise the larger 100,000+ GT ships. [sailed the Golden at 105,000 GT too big for my liking.]

This whole topic also makes me wonder why someone does not give a shot at catering to what I suppose you could call a "niche customer". Smaller, classical liners, well maintained with superb food and service. I am just dreaming, I am sure that if it were financially feasible it would have already been done. Mr. Chandris are you retiring or moving on to bigger and better things???

Just to further reminisce:

S.S. BELOFIN-1 (ex MONTEREY, ex MATSONIA, ex LURLINE, ex BRITANIS) a tribute to an American-built liner

as MONTEREY http://www.maritimematters.com/britanis.html

Built in 1932 by Bethlehem Steel at Quincy, Mass

Yard number 1441

631 x 79.1 feet

twin screw, geared turbines; 21.5 knots (maximum 23)

passengers: 472 First class, 229 cabin class, crew: 360

The second in a trio of remarkably successful ships designed by William Francis Gibbs the $8,300,492 MONTEREY followed the similar LURLINE and was soon to be joined by the identical MARIPOSA. She was christened by Mrs. E. Faxton Bishop, wife of a Matson Line director, and was launched on October 10, 1931. Delivered on April 20, she embarked 83 passengers for a positioning voyage from New York to San Francisco on May 12, 1932. Her official maiden voyage departed San Francisco on June 3, 1932, calling at Los Angeles, Honolulu, Auckland, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney and Melbourne. She and the MARIPOSA (which joined her on February 2, 1932) shortened the running time by a third and scored high marks for the new standard of service and accommodation they introduced to this route.

According to the excellent FIFTY FAMOUS LINERS (Volume Two), an early career highlight of the MONTEREY (and a public relations coup for Matson Line) was when she carried a special cargo of canned milk, sweets, and phonograph records for Admiral Byrd's vessel BEAR during its historic journey to Antarctica.

Final photo tour S.S. BRITANIS at Tampa, Florida: 17 January 1998

http://www.maritimematters.com/belofin.html

http://www.maritimematters.com/belofin2.html

BELOFIN-1 (ex BRITANIS) sank off South Africa while under tow by the Ukrainian tug IRIBIS on 21 October, 2000. http://www.maritimematters.com/britanis.html

Sorry this is so long, thank you for enduring & indulging my reminiscing...

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Greek group in talks with Egypt for investments in ship bunkering with LNG

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the Greek Chandris (Hellas) Inc., which specializes in maritime shipping activities, met with Egyptian officials to discuss investment opportunities available in the petroleum sector – especially in maritime transport and vessel bunkering.

The group expressed a strong desire to increase its activity and investments in Egypt and to expand the activity of transporting liquefied natural gas following the rise in global oil and gas prices, and increasing global demand especially for LNG.

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek al-Mulla stressed, during his meeting with Group Chairman John Chandris, that Egypt’s success in achieving self-sufficiency in natural gas and the surplus opened great prospects for expansion in value-added industries, in addition to the strong growth of liquefied gas trading activity.

Mulla noted the world’s increasing demand for natural gas, which many countries now consider the most important fossil fuel and the best transitional fuel during their energy transition period.

An initiative launched by the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum for bunkering ships with LNG comes as part of the global trend to preserve the environment and reduce emissions, he added.

Chandris meanwhile confirmed that the group is willing to invest in projects to establish warehouses for bunkering ships with LNG under the forum’s initiative.

He stressed the importance of the fruitful partnership with the Egyptian petroleum sector, and praised the level of cooperation with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in crude oil transportation.

Chandris said that his group has recently strengthened its fleet of ships with new and advanced tankers, with the aim of expanding in all areas and activities of liquefied natural gas.

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Our goal is the pursuit of excellence

Chandris (Hellas) Inc. is a Ship Management Company which specializes in the management and operation of oil tankers and chemical tankers.

Chandris management philosophy is to maintain a high number of experienced and motivated personnel onshore and at sea, having adopted a strict policy of safety and preventive maintenance on board our vessels.

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Originally established in 1915, the Chandris Fleet operated throughout the 1920s, 1930s and up until the Second World War. In the 1950s and 1960s embarked on an active new building program in order to rebuild its fleet.

In this period, Chandris (Hellas) Inc. became the fleet’s main managing company and by the 1980s, the average number of ships ranged between 20 to 30 with an average size of 1.2-1.5 million dead weight tones (DWT)

In 1997 Chandris (Hellas) Inc. went back to the Newbuilding yards in order to renew and enlarge its fleet with top tier yards in South Korea and Japan. By 2011, the Company had expanded by more than 300% of the Company’s total DWT and by 2013 Chandris (Hellas) Inc. successfully oversaw and managed 26 technologically advanced Newbuildings

Today Chandris (Hellas) Inc. manages close to 3 million dead weight tons (DWT). The vessels fly the Hellenic (and other) Flags and have multinational crews.

Our noble goal, the “pursuit of excellence”, which leads to continual improvement and drives the day-to-day operations has been praised by our customers who consistently honor Chandris (Hellas) Inc. with mutually beneficial business contracts.

The important shipping tradition which characterizes a number of Greek islands was established, in many cases, on the initiative and determination of several of their citizens.

In early years of the 20th century, John D. Chandris, who was born in Chios in 1886, began working in his uncle’s shipping office, where due to his ambitious and hard working character in 1911 he became a partner.

Chandris Group Founded

Obtains a small number of shares in various Steamships within the Greek coastal service.

1920s to 1940s

Builds and acquires thirty six tanker and dry bulk vessels.

1950s to 1960s

Builds and acquires sixty six tanker and dry bulk vessels totaling in excess of 1.2 million DWT.

Chandris Lines Founded

Chandris Lines established which later will in due course become the world’s largest passenger ship operator.

Chandris becomes cruise operator

Chandris Lines moves from passenger shipping to become a cruise operator.

Builds and acquires 32 tanker, dry bulk and RoRo vessels totalling in excess of 1.6 million DWT.

1980s to 1990s

Builds and acquires 23 tanker, dry bulk and RoRo vessels totalling in excess of 1.6 million DWT.

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Celebrity Cruises is founded in 1988 by the Chandris Group.

In 1997, Celebrity Cruises Ltd. sold to Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to form Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

1999 to 2011

An active newbuilding program results in thirty two new vessels being built or acquired totaling in excess of 4 million DWT.

2014 to 2015

Chandris enters the LNG market and orders two LNG MEGI 174k chartered with BP.

Manages a fleet of thirty three vessels totaling in excess of 3.8 million DWT.

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Elektrostal is a vibrant city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia. With a rich history, stunning architecture, and a thriving community, Elektrostal is a city that has much to offer. Whether you are a history buff, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about different cultures, Elektrostal is sure to captivate you.

This article will provide you with 40 fascinating facts about Elektrostal, giving you a better understanding of why this city is worth exploring. From its origins as an industrial hub to its modern-day charm, we will delve into the various aspects that make Elektrostal a unique and must-visit destination.

So, join us as we uncover the hidden treasures of Elektrostal and discover what makes this city a true gem in the heart of Russia.

Key Takeaways:

• Elektrostal, known as the “Motor City of Russia,” is a vibrant and growing city with a rich industrial history, offering diverse cultural experiences and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
• With its convenient location near Moscow, Elektrostal provides a picturesque landscape, vibrant nightlife, and a range of recreational activities, making it an ideal destination for residents and visitors alike.

Known as the “Motor City of Russia.”

Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

Home to the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Elektrostal is renowned for its metallurgical plant, which has been producing high-quality steel and alloys since its establishment in 1916.

Boasts a rich industrial heritage.

Elektrostal has a long history of industrial development, contributing to the growth and progress of the region.

Founded in 1916.

The city of Elektrostal was founded in 1916 as a result of the construction of the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Located approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Elektrostal is situated in close proximity to the Russian capital, making it easily accessible for both residents and visitors.

Known for its vibrant cultural scene.

Elektrostal is home to several cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, and art galleries that showcase the city’s rich artistic heritage.

A popular destination for nature lovers.

Surrounded by picturesque landscapes and forests, Elektrostal offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching.

Hosts the annual Elektrostal City Day celebrations.

Every year, Elektrostal organizes festive events and activities to celebrate its founding, bringing together residents and visitors in a spirit of unity and joy.

Has a population of approximately 160,000 people.

Elektrostal is home to a diverse and vibrant community of around 160,000 residents, contributing to its dynamic atmosphere.

Boasts excellent education facilities.

The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes, offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

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by evandiaz | May 19, 2023 | Yacht Club Members

California Yacht Club (CYC) calyachtclub.com 4469 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 823-4567 Fax:(310) 822-3658

Total: 950 members – 33% power, 63% sail, 4% rowers.

Facilities: Bar open Wed. thru Sun 1000 to 2400. Dining room open Wed.- Sun for lunch and dinner (breakfast on Sat. & brunch on Sun.) Snack bar open every day from Memorial Day to Labor Day 1000 to 1630. Heated Pool and Paddle Tennis Courts available to members and their guests. 320 member slips (25’ to 120’), 100+ dry storage slips (up to 25’), two 2-ton hoists and launch ramp. Guest docks are first come, first served, but call for reservations. First night free for reciprocal club members. CYC monitors channel 68.

Junior program: Year round. Junior Sailing and Rowing Program. Open to all youths in the community (ages 8-18). Full time Junior staff.

Comments: Active power, sail and rowing fleets. Family friendly Club with a full schedule of races, cruises, and social activities.

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The 10 Best Rowing Clubs in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a city with a rich history in rowing. Rowing clubs have been around in Los Angeles since the late 1800s, and many of them are still going strong today. In this blog post, we will take a look at the top 10 rowing clubs in Los Angeles and what makes them so successful. We will also discuss the different types of rowing that these clubs offer and how you can get involved. So if you’re looking for a place to row in Los Angeles , be sure to check out one of these great clubs!

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1: Los Angeles Rowing Club

The Los Angeles Rowing Club was founded in 1994 and is located in Marina del Rey, California. They are a non-profit organization that is open to the public. The LARC was created with the mission to promote the sport of rowing, and they do so by providing quality rowing programs for all levels of experience. They offer both sweep rowing and sculling programs, as well as learn-to-row classes. The LARC is also home to several competitive teams that compete at the local, state, and national level.

Some of their most notable achievements include winning the US Rowing Club National Championship in 2004 and sending two athletes to the Olympic Games in 2008. In addition to their competitive teams, the LARC also has a strong community outreach program that provides free rowing lessons to underserved youth in the Los Angeles area. The LARC is truly a place for everyone, whether you’re a seasoned rower or just looking to try something new.

2: Lions Rowing Club

The Lions Rowing Club in Los Angeles, USA has a beautiful and vastly successful history. The club was established in 1887, making it one of the clubs that paved the way for the newer clubs to arrive in the 1900s. In its early years, the club was based out of a boathouse on the Los Angeles River, but today it is located on Grand Canal in Long Beach. The Lions Rowing Club has produced many national champions and Olympic champions over the years, including Olympic gold medalist John Larissa and world champion rower Sarah Trowbridge.

The club is also linked to several colleges and universities in the area, including UCLA, USC, and Pepperdine. As a result of its successes both on and off the water, the Lions Rowing Club is widely regarded as one of the premier rowing clubs in the United States.

3: Long Beach Rowing Association

The Long Beach Rowing Association Rowing Club in Los Angeles, USA has an extremely interesting history. Founded in 1872, the club started to attract rowers in vast numbers. Throughout its history, the club has been dedicated to promoting the sport of rowing and developing its members into successful athletes. Today, the club is home to a diverse group of rowers of all ages and abilities. The club offers a variety of programs for both beginners and experienced rowers, making it one of the most inclusive rowing clubs in the area.

In addition to its excellent programs, the club is also linked to several colleges and universities, making it a great place for college rowers to train and compete. The Long Beach Rowing Association Rowing Club has a proud tradition of excellence and is committed to continuing to develop world-class rowers.

4: California Yacht Club

The California Yacht Club Rowing Club in Los Angeles is a rowing club with an impressive pedigree. Founded in 1994, the club has been home to many famous and successful rowers over the years. The club is located in Marina del Rey, just a short drive from downtown Los Angeles, and it remains one of the premier rowing clubs in the country.

The club is closely linked to UCLA, which is just down the road, and many of its members are student-athletes who row for the university. In recent years, the club has produced several Olympians and national champions, cementing its place as a top rowing destination in the United States.

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5: Metropolitan Rowing Club

The Metropolitan Rowing Club in Los Angeles has an interesting and storied history. The club was originally founded in 1884, making it one of the first rowing clubs to welcome people through their doors. In its early years, the club was based out of a boathouse on the banks of the Los Angeles River. The club quickly gained a reputation for excellence, and in 1886 they won their first National Championship. In the years since, the club has produced numerous national champions and Olympic rowers.

Today, the Metropolitan Rowing Club is based out of a state-of-the-art facility in Marina del Rey. The club is open to rowers of all ages and abilities, and they offer a variety of programs for both recreational and competitive rowers. Whether you’re looking to get fit, compete at the highest level, or just enjoy a day on the water, the Metropolitan Rowing Club is the perfect place for you.

6: Whitehall Spirit

The Whitehall Spirit Club in Los Angeles was founded in 1997. The club has produced many national and international champions, including two Olympic gold medalists. The Whitehall Spirit Club is also linked to several colleges and universities, making it a great place for students to learn and compete. If you’re looking for a top-notch rowing club with a rich history and plenty of success, the Whitehall Spirit Club is the perfect choice.

The Row LA Rowing Club in Los Angeles is a historic rowing club that was founded in 1985. The club is based out of Marina del Rey and is one of the most well-known rowing clubs in Southern California. The club is also linked to several colleges, including the University of Southern California and UCLA. The Row LA Rowing Club is a respected and prestigious rowing club that has a rich history and tradition of success.

8: Rivanna Rowing Club

Rivanna Rowing Club is located in Los Angeles, USA. The club has produced several successful rowers, including Olympians and national champions. The club is also linked to a college nearby, which provides access to facilities and equipment. The club has a strong focus on developing young rowers and providing them with opportunities to compete at the highest level.

The club has a rich history and tradition of winning, and this is reflected in the success of its members. Rivanna Rowing Club is a highly respected and well-known club, and it continues to produce champions and contribute to the sport of rowing.

9: Open Water Rowing Center

The Open Water Rowing Center is located in Los Angeles, USA and is a rowing club that is open to the public. The club has produced several famous and successful rowers, such as Olympian rower Sue Enquist and national champion rower George Plimpton. The club is also linked to several colleges nearby, such as the University of Southern California and UCLA.

The club has been very successful in producing Olympic champions and national champions. In addition, the club has also been successful in developing young athletes into professional rowers. The Open Water Rowing Center is an excellent place for anyone interested in learning how to row or for anyone looking to improve their rowing skills.

10: Duluth Rowing Club

Founded in 1966, the Duluth Rowing Club is a popular club in LA. Located in Los Angeles, the club has produced several national and international champions, including two Olympic gold medalists. The Duluth Rowing Club is also affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, one of the top rowing programs in the country. As a result, the Duluth Rowing Club is considered one of the premier rowing clubs in the United States.

The Duluth club has produced numerous national champions and Olympic medalists. In addition to its competitive success, the Duluth Rowing Club is also known for its beautiful rowing facility, which overlooks downtown Los Angeles. The club is open to rowers of all levels of experience, from beginners to experienced athletes. Whether you’re looking to compete at the highest level or simply enjoy a leisurely row on a beautiful day, the Duluth Rowing Club is the perfect place for you.

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CYC Rowing Participant Information

California Yacht Club is located at: 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 .

• If driving, please park in the CYC visitor’s lot adjacent to Admiralty Way and accessed from the driveway which is between Café del Rey and the Warehouse Restaurant.
• Once parked, proceed by foot and enter the member’s parking lot by passing by the main entry gate.
• After passing the main entry gate, continue walking, bearing hard left along the chain link fence at the north end of the large parking lot until it ends at a dark green shade cloth covered rowing shed.
• We meet, at the rowing sheds which are opposite the tall bamboo plants separating the Warehouse Restaurant and CYC.

If you will be late or unable to attend, PLEASE text (and identify yourself) as soon as possible: Craig Leeds 310.948.1456 and/or Anna Wilczek 818.523.2987.

If the main entry gate is locked when you arrive, please text us.

Participants should bring: athletic shoes (running shoes), socks, shorts, shirts, sunscreen, water, a change of clothes,

towel and personal items (hats, sunglasses, orthotics, inhalers, etc).

To keep all the gear organized, a small duffel bag or back pack is recommended.

Clothes should fit reasonably tightly so while rowing, hands won’t get caught in shirts and shorts won’t get caught in the sliding seats.

Dressing in layers and using wicking type fabrics is recommended.

Here are some links that will be helpful (you may need to copy and paste into a browser):

• This is a video from Concept2 regarding technique on the rowing machine which is where we begin. Please watch the video before the first session.
• World Rowing
• This is a great pictorial representation of the rowing stroke as taught at CYC:
• This is a great video showing Australian world champion scullers and sweep rowers in a beautiful setting.
• Here’s a link to the US Women winning the quad at the 2015 World Championship:

Please don’t hesitate to ask for more information.

California Yacht Club-Junior Rowing

2021 J/70 WORLDS : CHAMPION

Peter duncan and relative obscurity return to the podium as j/70 world champion at cal yacht club.

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The ducasse sailing team of santiago, chile, triumphed in the corinthian division..

2021 J/70 WORLDS : ONE PRO CHAMPIONS

Threatening minors wins one pro..

PETER DUNCAN AND RELATIVE OBSCURITY WIN THE 2021 J/70 WORLDS

Peter Duncan and Relative Obscurity Return to the Podium as J/70 World Champion at California Yacht Club

Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that tested the skill and patience of top-notch competitors from 11 nations, Duncan – sailing with Willem van Waay, Morgan Trubovich and Victor Diaz de Leon – secured a top five position in the beginning of the regatta and never let go.

“I’m elated!” said Duncan as he returned to the dock, bustling with activity. “That was a tough day out there. We didn’t start very well but had a bit of a break with a header on the first run of the second race that let us get close to everybody and sail through some folks we need to sail through,” he explained. “We have a lot of fun onboard – joke and laugh and keep it light – and that worked in our favor when we had to grind through. Everybody knows what their job is, and these guys do them exceptionally well.”

WELCOME TO THE J/70 WORLDS 2021

Cal Yacht Club is proud to host the 2021 racing of the J/70 Worlds.

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Peter Duncan’s  Relative Obscurity  has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today.

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Threatening Minors  sailed by Jordan Janov, Grant Janov, Ryan Janov, Reddin Kherli and Willie Mcbride, took honors.

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The J/70 is 22.75 feet with an 11 foot long cockpit and deck-stepped carbon mast for easy rigging and stepping.

The crew shall consist of 3 or more persons. The number of crew shall not be changed during an event.

The J/70 Class has been created as a strict one-design Class where the true test when racing is between crews and not boats and equipment.

Well, chances are it will not be like Day 1 of the Pre-Worlds. Maybe more like Day 2. But then again, this is MdR—anything can happen.

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The Santa Monica Bay is dominated by an onshore breeze that typically doesn't kick in until around noon. Watch out for the oscillations!

CAL YACHT CLUB

CYC has a long history of excellence in race management. We host everything from Championship-level regattas to more casual weekend random leg races.

SAY WHAT? : THE J/70 WORLDS 2021

"Cal Yacht Club did an awesome job."

Peter Duncan | Relative Obscurity

“It was very cool that there were four boats who could have won this thing in the last race...”

CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB

Founded originally in 1922 by yachtsmen including Charles Hathaway and Frank Garbutt, the California Yacht Club's first clubhouse was built in Wilmington, CA in Los Angeles' inner harbor (berths nos. 192 & 193), just opposite Terminal Island. Close by were the yards of renowned yacht builders Wilmington Boat Works and Fellows & Stewart (second location). In the club's inaugural year, member yachtsmen formed the first Star class fleet on the Pacific coast. Involved in all aspect of the sport, the club has encouraged a variety of pleasure boating, first in Los Angeles Harbor, and now in Santa Monica Bay.

Over the years CYC has been the club for numerous prominent yachtsmen including Merritt Adamson, Pierpont Davis, Roy E. Disney, J. Paul Getty, Samuel K. Rindge, William Stewart, James Kilroy and navigator extraodinaire, Ben Mitchell. Movie mogul Cecil B. DeMille once served as a trustee of the club and donated a gold cup for powerboat racing. Comedy film producers Al Christie and Hal Roach were both deeply involved in club activities in the twenties and thirties.

Power boating has always been a part of the club's mission along with sailing and rowing. The first CYC powerboat regatta was run in 1922 and the winner was none less than the famous Gar Wood in his Harmsworth Trophy winner Miss America. CYC's Catalina Challenge race for powerboats has been run annually since 1922.

A fire on Thanksgiving Day, 1930 severely damaged the original clubhouse although the heroic efforts of some members saved all of the trophies.

In 1932, several CYC members figured prominently in the sailing events at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Owen Churchill, inventor of the SwimFin, won the gold medal in the Eight-Metre Class with Angelita.

Unfortunately, the club was forced to relinquish its key location in the East Basin to the Coast Guard for the war effort in 1941. A dormant period followed.

With the development of the long-awaited Marina Del Rey in the early 1960s, the club reformed in '63 and elected Fritz Overton, Commodore in 1923, as head of the "new" club. In 1966, they opened the modern clubhouse and marina facility that is their home today. The radial design of the building allows sweeping panoramic views of the marina.

The California Yacht Club is owned by the Hathaway family, owners of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The annual "Great Catalina to Marina del Rey Rowing and Paddling Event" pays tribute to Charles Hathaway's row in 1976 from Catalina Island to the club on his 50th birthday.

The unique combination of private ownership and annually elected flag officers has worked well to establish California Yacht Club as one of the outstanding clubs in the nation.

‘Nothing left’: After California Yacht Club fire, residents mourn loss of a beloved spot

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In an instant, an overnight seaside blaze engulfed decades’ worth of boating trophies, historical artifacts and cherished memorabilia at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey on Monday.

Fire crews attempted to control the blaze as heavy smoke and flames consumed the two-story building. By the time they had subdued the fire two hours later, only the skeletal remnants of the clubhouse were left standing.

John Myers, senior vice president of the club, said the blaze had been reported by an employee working late in the clubhouse Monday night. The fire spared the remainder of the facilities on the ground, including the docks and the yachts moored there. But the clubhouse, and particularly its second floor, was all but wiped out.

“We are working closely with the Los Angeles County Fire Department in their investigation of the cause of the incident and will share those findings when they become available to us,” Myers said.

Members are left mourning, comparing the loss to the death of a loved one.

Jennifer Dakoske Koslu awoke in Rancho Mirage at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, before the sun had risen, to find her phone inundated with text messages from club members.

The first message she read simply stated, “The CYC is gone.”

“As soon as I opened my phone, it went to a link on the Citizen app and saw a video of the club burning. I was shocked,” Dakoske Koslu said.

For the last 24 years, Dakoske Koslu and her family have been dedicated members of the CYC, whose clubhouse is a few miles away from their home in Playa del Rey. She said it is where her children have grown up, familiarizing themselves with every inch.

“I remember taking my son there on the Fourth of July when he was just 3 weeks old. It was the first place we went with him as a newborn,” Dakoske Koslu said.

She and her husband biked to the club in the aftermath of the fire, greeted by the charred remains of the building on Wednesday afternoon.

“The destruction is unbelievable. It’s clear that the fire was burning intensely on the second floor,” Dakoske Koslu said. “There’s nothing left.”

The second floor once housed a collection of the club’s prestigious racing trophies, kept on display for members and visitors. The fire melted all but a single salvageable California Cup. Most notably, the priceless King of Spain Trophy, acquired in 1929 from King Alfonso XIII, was lost.

Additionally, the club lost cherished photographs of every past commodore, a significant position within a yacht club. Members said they didn’t know if anyone had digitized the images of the commodores or of the club’s founders.

“We would tell yachting stories at the bar around lots of memorabilia, and the yachting artifacts behind the bar are all gone now,” Tom Materna said. “The yacht club provided us a facility for the off-the-water celebrations after hard-fought competition on the water.”

The CYC dates to the early 1920s, started by boat owners from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs. The Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the first clubhouse in 1922, designed by famed architect Edwin Bergstrom, co-designer of the Pentagon.

In 1965, the yacht club submitted a proposal for an all-encompassing $1-million, two-story, 10,000-square-foot clubhouse on four acres off Admiralty Way. Members envisioned a state-of-the-art facility with 170 boat slips, a guest dock, a small boat hoist and a dry land storage facility for boats. The clubhouse that resulted was dedicated on June 10, 1967.

Then-Commodore William A. DeGroot Jr. told The Times that the triangular parcel of land on which the clubhouse still sits is a “perfectly logical place for a club facility, and a commanding view down the main channel of the marina.”

Though the building has historical significance to its members, it does not have a historic designation, according to Linda Dishman, president of the Los Angeles Conservancy.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and so grateful for the outpouring of support from the community and our members,” Myers said. “CYC has been a beacon for the nautical community for the past 101 years.”

Materna, 68, first found out about the fire through Facebook as friends posted videos and photos of the damage Tuesday morning. Then he began receiving calls and text messages from friends.

“Everybody woke up in the morning and realized we’d lost a significant part of the sailing community,” Materna said.

His connection to the club dates back nearly 52 years, to when he was just 16 years old. After spending 30 years sailing professionally with Hobie Cats, mainly racing catamarans — a watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size — he recently served as a crew member on other club members’ racing yachts.

The CYC is pivotal in the boat racing community, organizing and hosting events such as the Optimist National Championship and Junior Olympic trials, Materna said. He fondly remembers the hundreds of people from across the globe converging on the marina for similar events.

The main topic among members now is what’s next for the club. Dakoske Koslu noted that the club’s ownership changed over the last few years, and many are unsure and concerned about the club’s continuation after the fire.

The club relocated to the marina in 1967, leasing the land it sits on from the county.

“I don’t think the county has really valued the contributions of the California Yacht Club as an important part of the Marina. They value Trader Joe’s because it’s more money for them,” Dakoske Koslu said.

Dakoske Koslu said she’s seen numerous small marine-oriented businesses displaced from the marina, making way for more commercialized developments such as Trader Joe’s and Recreational Equipment Inc.

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If you’re interested in rowing and live in Los Angeles, you’re in luck. Los Angeles has a long history of rowing, and there are many rowing clubs to choose from. Rowing is an excellent way to stay in shape, meet new people, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at rowing clubs in Los Angeles, their history, benefits, and how to join them.

History of Rowing Club in Los Angeles

Rowing has been a popular sport in Los Angeles for over a century, with the first rowing club, the Los Angeles Rowing Club, established in 1908. The club was founded by a group of rowing enthusiasts who wanted to promote the sport in Southern California. The first boathouse was located in the Venice Canals, and the club quickly gained popularity.

Over the years, many other rowing clubs have been established in Los Angeles, including the California Yacht Club, the Long Beach Rowing Association, and the Marina Aquatic Center. These clubs have played a significant role in promoting rowing in Los Angeles, and their members have achieved many successes in local and national competitions. Despite many challenges, including funding, maintenance, and environmental issues, rowing clubs in Los Angeles continue to thrive and attract new members.

Rowing is a low-impact, full-body workout that is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. Joining a rowing club in Los Angeles offers many benefits, including improving your physical and mental health, socializing with like-minded people, and competing in rowing events.

Health Benefits

Rowing is an excellent way to improve your cardiovascular health, build muscle strength, and burn calories. According to a study by Harvard Health Publishing, rowing burns more calories than running or cycling, making it an effective way to lose weight and get in shape. Rowing also helps to reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and boost your mood.

Social Benefits

Joining a rowing club in Los Angeles provides an opportunity to meet new people, make friends, and socialize. Rowing clubs often organize social events such as barbecues, parties, and team-building exercises, allowing you to connect with other members outside of the boat. Rowing also promotes teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, which can be applied to other areas of your life.

Next, we will discuss how to join a rowing club in LA and popular rowing clubs in the area.

The Benefits of Joining a Rowing Club in Los Angeles

Rowing is an excellent way to stay active and healthy, but joining a rowing club in Los Angeles offers many additional benefits beyond physical fitness.

Rowing is a low-impact, full-body workout that improves cardiovascular health, builds muscle strength, and burns calories. Regular rowing can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Additionally, rowing is an excellent way to improve flexibility and balance, which is essential for maintaining mobility as you age.

Joining a rowing club in Los Angeles provides an opportunity to meet new people, make friends, and develop a sense of community. Rowing clubs often organize social events such as barbecues, parties, and team-building exercises, allowing you to connect with other members outside of the boat. Rowing also promotes teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, which can be applied to other areas of your life.

Competitive Benefits

For those who enjoy competition, joining a rowing club in Los Angeles provides opportunities to participate in local and national rowing events. Rowing clubs often have teams that compete in regattas, races, and other events, giving members a chance to test their skills against other rowers. Participating in rowing competitions can be a fun and rewarding experience, and it can help you set and achieve personal goals.

How to Join a Rowing Club in Los Angeles

Joining a rowing club in Los Angeles is relatively easy, but there are some requirements you need to meet before you can become a member. Here’s what you need to know:

Requirements for Joining

Most rowing clubs in Los Angeles require that you be at least 18 years old and have a basic level of fitness. Some clubs may also require that you have previous rowing experience or complete a rowing class before you can join. Additionally, you may need to pass a swim test to ensure that you can safely navigate the water.

Application Process

To join a rowing club in Los Angeles, you will need to fill out an application form and pay a membership fee. The application form will typically ask for your contact information, rowing experience (if any), and emergency contact information. Once your application is approved, you will be given access to the club’s facilities and equipment. Some clubs may also require that you attend an orientation session to learn about the club’s rules and safety procedures.

Popular Rowing Clubs in LA

There are many rowing clubs to choose from in Los Angeles, each with its unique features, facilities, and programs. Here are some of the most popular rowing clubs in the area:

1. Los Angeles Rowing Club

The Los Angeles Rowing Club is the oldest rowing club in the city, founded in 1908. The club is located in a historic boathouse in the Marina del Rey harbor and offers programs for rowers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. The club has a competitive racing team, a recreational rowing program, and hosts many social events throughout the year.

2. California Yacht Club

The California Yacht Club is located in Marina del Rey and has a dedicated rowing program with a focus on competitive racing. The club has a state-of-the-art boathouse and equipment and offers programs for juniors and adults.

3. Long Beach Rowing Association

The Long Beach Rowing Association is located in Long Beach and offers programs for all levels, including recreational, competitive, and adaptive rowing. The club has a large boathouse and a fleet of boats, including singles, doubles, quads, and eights.

4. Marina Aquatic Center

The Marina Aquatic Center is located in Marina del Rey and is affiliated with the University of Southern California. The center offers rowing programs for USC students and the general public, including recreational and competitive rowing. The center has a large boathouse, a fleet of boats, and a team of experienced coaches.

In conclusion, joining a rowing club in Los Angeles is an excellent way to stay in shape, make new friends, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Rowing offers many health benefits, including improving cardiovascular health, building muscle strength, and reducing stress. By joining a rowing club, you can also develop teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, which can be applied to other areas of your life.

If you’re interested in joining a rowing club in Los Angeles, there are many options to choose from, each with its unique features and programs. We encourage you to check out the clubs we’ve listed and find one that suits your needs and interests. Remember, rowing is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed at any age and fitness level, so why not give it a try and see what it can do for you? Join a rowing club in Los Angeles today and experience the benefits of this fantastic sport!

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California Yacht Club was established in 1922 and boated its' first competitive rowing team back in the 1930's. In 1977, after a long hiatus, Stan Mullin, Ken Jacobs and Charles Hathaway reactivated rowing at the Club. CYC rowers now number about 60, and represent all abilities, ages and motivations.

Adult Rowing - California Yacht Club CYC is a great place for adults of all ages and skills to row out of Marina Del Rey. We have more than 60 active adult rowers with a wide range of interests and motivations varying from recreational, fitness, social, open water, and racing.

CYC Rowing - California Yacht Club - Rowing About us CYC Junior Rowing CYC offers a range of rowing programs suitable for girls and boys ages 12 - 18. CYC membership is not required to participate. Our junior rowing programs include: a highly successful competitive rowing team, a recreational program and private lessons.

Everyone at the California Yacht Club is devastated by the fire that took place at the structure of our historic club on Monday, December 11, 2023. We want to extend our sincere thanks to the Los Angeles County Fire Department for their rapid response and intensive efforts to extinguish the fire. We are committed to working with the fire ...

Junior Sailing and Rowing Program. Open to all youths in the community (ages 8-18). Full time Junior staff. Comments: Active power, sail and rowing fleets. Family friendly Club with a full schedule of races, cruises, and social activities.

California Yacht Club's Junior Rowing Program runs seasonally from September through June, and extends into Summer with several two week "Learn to Row" camps. The core instruction of the program is sculling. Singles, doubles and quads are the on the water tools for quality learning, and our inventory of ergometers are used for land training.

California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey, California. 4,778 likes · 133 talking about this · 24,313 were here. The California Yacht Club mission is to...

California Yacht Club was established in 1922 and boated its first competitive rowing team back in the 1930's. In 1977, after a long hiatus, Stan Mullin, Ken Jacobs and Charles Hathaway reactivated rowing at the Club and it has grown since then.

The California Yacht Club has a wonderful community of members who enjoy a packed social calendar of over 400 events throughout the year that features water activities, wine tastings, movies...

California Yacht Club is located at: 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. ... California Yacht Club-Junior Rowing. Craig Leeds [email protected] 310.948.1456. and. Anna Wilczek [email protected] 818.523.2987. CYC offers a variety of summer programs for junior age (13 - 18) boys and girls. CYC membership is not required to enroll.

J/70 Worlds 2021 : Peter Duncan's Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that tested the skill and patience of top-notch competitors from 11 nations, Duncan - sailing with Willem van Waay, Morgan Trubovich and Victor Diaz de Leon - secured ...

Congratulations to the California Yacht Club Rowing Team on an impressive showing at the Long Beach Christmas regatta! 27 medals is an incredible achievement, and we are so proud of all of your hard...

The California Yacht Club is owned by the Hathaway family, owners of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The annual "Great Catalina to Marina del Rey Rowing and Paddling Event" pays tribute to Charles Hathaway's row in 1976 from Catalina Island to the club on his 50th birthday.

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• 1st US Rowing Coach to win back-to-back Gold medals in the Mens Eight (97,98,99) (04,05). ... RC and California Rowing Club • Advisory coach at Cambridge University in England for their annual Boat Race since 1993 • U.S. Men's Olympic Head Coach from 2009-2012 London Olympic Games (Bronze - M4-)

When the California Yacht Club burned in Marina del Rey, prestigious awards, a priceless trophy and cherished photos were lost. Members mourn the club's loss.

The Los Angeles Rowing Club is the oldest rowing club in the city, founded in 1908. The club is located in a historic boathouse in the Marina del Rey harbor and offers programs for rowers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. The club has a competitive racing team, a recreational rowing program, and hosts many social events throughout the ...

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