SPECIAL. The 50 mythical boats/7: No Limits from around the world
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Browsing through our archives, a great service from two years ago jumped out at us, made possible thanks to your help. We asked you what makes a boat a myth. Construction? Speed? Robustness? Glamour? Of course, but that is not enough. We had selected 200 boats, divided into macro-categories, with the only constraint being that they were mass produced (even small) and also available on the used market. Then, we had given them to a “panel” of 300 subscribers, chosen from the most loyal. The results? Surprising, both in terms of size and the “celebrity” of the models you had chosen: after all, who said, for example, that a “Lady of the Sea” could not be 6.50 meters long? Now that we are approaching the end of the year, a time of great rankings, we present again in seven installments the 50 boats chosen just by you, divided by characteristics. After the Ladies of the Sea, the VeryComfortable, the Very Fast, the Open Day, the Very Elegant, the Timeless… today we reason by nations. Italian, American, French, British, and we close with a treat-the Mythical No Limits! And we ask, you, today, which ones would you add?
THREE LEGENDARY ITALIANS
Comar Comet 910 (9.10×3.06 m) The small 9.10-meter Comar adapted for cruising and with brilliant performance, is perhaps the best-selling Italian boat in history.
Advanced A66 (20.46×6.40 m) Designed interiors by Nauta Design and water lines by Reichel&Pugh combine perfectly in a very comfortable, high-performance boat.
Vismara 47 RC (15.30×4.00 m) The boat represents the new generation of cruiser racers from the Vismara shipyard: aggressive above deck and below deck with every comfort.
THREE LEGENDARY AMERICANS
A Scow (11.58×2.44 m) Popular on American lakes, it is a 38-foot drift boat with two rudders, equipped with a truncated bow and flat bottom: it can reach 30 knots.
Santa Cruz 37 (11.32×3.20 m) A racer-cruiser in its own right: low weight, a cockpit that can be used in regattas, an elongated rig with a hospitable interior for 6 people.
Island Packet Estero (11.10×3.76 m) Long keel, bomber jib, bow square, owner’s quarters and aft guard berth make this solid yacht a mile grinder.
THREE MYTHICAL NORTHERNERS
Contest 45 CS (13.70×4.10 m) A central cockpit, high canvas strength, and interiors with two or three cabins including the owner’s aft, characterize this blue water cruiser.
Hboat (8.28×2.30 m) One-design with sleek lines designed in 1967 has more than 5,000 hulls built, the older ones equipped with comfortable weekend living quarters.
Dehler 39 SQ (11.99×3.90 m) Classic yet modern lines, solid construction and pleasant sailing are the hallmarks of this German boat.
THREE FRENCH MYTHICAL
Dufour Arpège (9.25×3.00 m) Unmissable is the model with which Dufour brought series construction to boating. 1,500 hulls were produced from 1967 to ’76.
Archambault Suprise (7.65×2.48 m) With 35 years of history and more than 1,200 boats to date sailing (many in Italy as well), it is one of the longest-lived racing boats.
Catana 47 Carbon (15.54×7.64 m) At last carbon in large-scale production of cruising multihulls, strength and lightness to combine performance and safety.
THREE MYTHICAL BRITISH
Spirit 37 (11.4×2.05) All-British elegance for this classically shaped wooden boat. Do not be fooled, however: the living work is very modern.
Rustler 33 (10.36×2.44 m) Classic lines, an open space with dinette and double berth in the bow, kitchenette and separate bathroom for this curvaceous inglesina.
Oyster 625 (19.37×5.44 m) The English blue water by definition, rich in equipment and comfort with a central cockpit and interior that revolves around the large square.
THREE MYTHICAL NO LIMITS
18 ftSkiff (8.90×2.0 m) These are the most extreme skiffs ever: they are 18 feet long at the waterline, weigh 170 kg, and have no limit to sail area
Hydroptère (22.78×24 m) A record-breaking trimaran (52.86 kn) over 500 m or the future of ocean sailing? We will find out shortly when he tries his hand at record crossing.
Wally Esense (43.70×8.47 m) Huge, elegant, fully automated; as much as 17 t of carbon was required for the hull of this Bassani model alone.
DISCOVER THE MYTHICAL BOATS LADIES OF THE SEA
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DISCOVER THE MYTHICAL BOATS OPEN DAY
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DISCOVER THE TIMELESS MYTHICAL BOATS
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