HMY Bezan
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hmy-bezan-287-6370590
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HMY Bezan
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HMY Bezan was a Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of England. The Bezan was a Dutch pleasure yacht built in 1630 and presented to Charles II by the Dutch East India Company. The Bezan was about 15 feet long with a single mast and carried a crew of two, and was the precursor of modern leisure yachts. A "bezaan" is Dutch for a gaff rigged type of sail. HMY Mary, which was also presented by the Dutch East India Company to Charles the same year, had “square rigging”. Charles and his brother James raced
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMY_Bezan
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2024-01-10T10:04:47Z
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