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The crew of the Mexican yacht Sayula II, a brand new Swan 65 owned and skippered by Mexican Captain Ramón Carlin, won the overall race in 133 days and 13 hours. Her actual time was 152 days. [ 2 ] In 2016, this adventure was presented in a documentary film called The Weekend Sailor .
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
Cruise boat Chay Blyth on the Thames in front of Vintners' Place. Sir Charles Blyth CBE BEM (born 14 May 1940), [1] known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world (1971), on a 59-foot boat called British Steel.
Paul Audoire France: 1973–74 33 Export: Michael Austin Great Britain: 1973–74 Kriter: Isabelle Autissier France: 1997–98 EF Education: Gerad Auvray Italy: 1981–82 La Barca Laboratorio: M. Avery South Africa: 1973–74 Jakaranda: Paul Ayasse France: 1977–78 Neptune, 1989–90 Charles Jourdan
Tatoosh is a 303-foot (92 m) private yacht that was owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who also owned the Octopus. After Allen's passing in 2018, the yacht became the property of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Tatoosh is currently the world's 60th largest superyacht. [1]
Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman and the founder of Elvstrøm Sails. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles [3] in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. For his achievements, Elvstrøm was chosen as "Danish Sportsman of the ...
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The Vestas Sailrocket was built to capture the sailing speed record competing in the B-class for 150 to 235 square feet of sail. It is piloted by the project leader Paul Larsen and sponsored by Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas.