Crossbow is the fifth unit in the SW102 miniseries and the third in the Raised Saloon version at Southern Wind. The yacht is designed by the same team that has penned many other SW models: Nauta Yacht Design for general arrangement plan and interior design, Farr Yacht Design for naval architecture, sail plan and appendages and Southern Wind’s in-house design team for detail design and systems. Crossbow is ideal for cruising, having a spacious deck, a tender garage for a 4,2 meter dinghy and a … [Read more...]
Aphrodite A, the Sailing Yacht Built for Luxurious Circumnavigation
Aphrodite A is a luxury sailing super yacht launched at Vitters Shipyard Bv in the Netherlands and created by André Hoek Design Naval Architects in 1999. She is an Aluminum sloop conceived for world cruising, having an autonomy of 4,500 miles, the equivalent of not visiting a port for three months in a row. She is an expedition yacht able to circumnavigate the globe in complete comfort. Prologue I'm starting to present with this post, some of the most beautiful custom … [Read more...]
Laura Dekker, the First 16 Years Old Solo Circumnavigator in the World
Brave girl Laura Dekker is now a married woman of 22 (in just a few days), but she is world famous since 2012. She is the youngest solo circumnavigator in history, and this article is dedicated to her, especially because of her upcoming birthday. She wrote a book about her adventurous trip, and a documentary film was made as well. [source:http://www.sail-world.com] Laura Dekker - The Beginnings To be quickly familiarized with Laura Dekker's story, you have to watch the short … [Read more...]
European Yacht of the Year 2017 – Sailing and Power
European Yacht of the Year and Power Yacht of the Year are actually 10 rewarded boats at Dusseldorf Boat Show, annually, in January. I have had some personal problems at the beginning of this year and I have not published on this blog as often as I wanted, therefore I am a little late with the 2017 winners. As you have learned in my previous post "Winners Winners!", there are two main categories, Sailing and Power, each with five subcategories. Here is the list with the winners only, without the … [Read more...]
Astonishing Sailing Boats at Monaco Yacht Show – Part Two
Sailing boats are most of the time more elegant than the others. The elegance of sailing is only comparable with flying. The last Monaco Yacht Show offered the visitors the opportunity to admire some of the most beautiful sailing yachts available right now. Therefore, I continue with their presentation despite the period passed from the show. My wish is to consider them as individual entities, related less to the show than to the category I have put them in. Other 3 Astonishing Sailing … [Read more...]
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