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Maiden is a 58 foot (18 m) aluminium ocean racing yacht built in 1979, designed by Bruce Farr and raced by Pierre Fehlmann, Bertie Reed, Tracy Edwards and John Bankart. Edwards bought the yacht in 1987 to compete in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race with an all-female crew. The yacht achieved good results and broke records, leading ...
Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course marked by buoys or other fixed navigational devices or racing longer distances across open water from point-to-point.
3-mast gaff replica of the steel racing schooner Atlantic (1903) Vertigo: 67.20 m (220 ft) Alloy Yachts: Philippe Briand: 2011: 2-mast (ketch rig) flybridge aluminium Hetairos III: 66.70 m (219 ft) Baltic Yachts: Dykstra Naval Architects, Reichel/Pugh: 2011: 2-mast (ketch rig) aramid foam core/prepreg carbonfiber Anatta: 66.00 m (217 ft)
On cruising yachts, and nearly all racing sailboats, the jib needs to be worked when tacking. On these yachts, there are two sheets attached to the clew of the jib. As the yacht comes head to wind during a tack, the active sheet is released, and the other sheet (the lazy sheet ) on the other side of the boat is pulled in.
Yachts racing off Cowes at the start of the 2017 Fastnet Race. The 2017 Fastnet Race started on 6 August 2017 and featured all 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race Teams. Yachts longer than 100 feet were also allowed to race. [21] Winners: [22] IRC Overall: Lann Ael 2, a JNA 39 owned by Didier Gaudoux. MOCRA Multihull: Concise 10 a MOD 70 owned by Tony ...
While sailing groups organize the most active and popular competitive yachting, other boating events are also held worldwide: speed motor boat racing; competitive canoeing, kayaking, and rowing; and navigational contests (generally a test of celestial and landmark-based navigation skills where GPS and other electronic navigation equipment is ...
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The Magic was a racing schooner yacht, of the New York Yacht Club. She was the first American defender during the 1870 America's Cup hosted in New York against the 1st British challenger Cambria, representing the Royal Thames Yacht Club of London. The Magic, had 19 owners. Her last owner modified her into a pilot boat at Key West. In 1922 ...