1931, the Transatlantic Race is won by Dorade. It was project #7 by the newly formed firm Sparkman & Stephens, founded in 1929 by Drake Sparkman -renowned shipping broker- and Olin Stephens -young and promising ship designer. An outstanding […]
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1985, Galetti Shipyard, Lake Garda. From the will of Bruno Calandriello and Franco Bardi comes to life a super-prototype. The signature is that of Philippe Briand, the boat will be a One Tonner, a Category II conceived along the lines
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Looking back to ‘classic’ boating, to the sailing culture of the last century, leads us today to observe a revival and celebration that, in reality, does not only embrace the historical period itself, but goes beyond it, moving toward the
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On the stern of all 223 sailboats of the Navy appears an inscription: S.V.M.M. It has been so for a good 90 years. In fact, it was 1935 when, by Ministerial Order Sheet, the Sport Velico Marina Militare, a legacy
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Gosport, United Kingdom, 1906. Charles Ernest Nicholson signs a hull destined to become his favorite for lines and class – “the prettiest he’s ever drawn” – the most pleasing he’s ever drawn: it’s Almara, designed for Major Calverley, who, soon
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Created to celebrate and enhance those beautiful boats that, too many, now consider to be merely ‘old’, the Classic Boat Club is a reality dedicated to keeping the history of sailing alive and relevant. It celebrates, therefore, not only the
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For the past few years the 1990s have been taking on an unparalleled ”nostalgic” role, the last ”slow” decade before the global acceleration imposed by digital. For the sailing world, however, this is a criterion that is failing. Indeed, the
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Splendid days of sunshine and warmth closed the 20th Viareggio Historic Sails Gathering (Oct. 15-19), which this year achieved, not only its longest duration, but also a very large participation, with more than 60 boats confirming the importance the event
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With the resounding victories of the Rabbit, Tina, and Optimist, the second half of the 1960s saw the meteoric rise of a new designer, a figure who was brilliant in his own way, but appeared on the scene for no
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