Behind the elegant shape of the #plasticfantastic, lies a three-letter name, IOR. That sleek bow and stern, maximum width amidships, and low freeboard, elements that characterize fiberglass boats built until 1995, are daughters of that acronym, which stands for International […]
The Golden Age of #plasticfantastic is called IOR Read More »
Among the VELAFestival participants as #plasticfantastic came a very special boat, a true icon of those years that forever marked the evolution of the sailing world. A fiberglass marvel, a sailing legend as only Swans designed by the New York
As #plasticfantastic as it gets: Swan 47 Sparkman&Stephens Read More »
Danilo Cattadori founded the Alpa shipyard in 1956. It was through his resourcefulness that Europe first experienced the application of fiberglass in the nautical field. A true revolution.His first creation was a Flying Duchtman built of fiberglass, a dinghy that
#plasticfantastic – The story of the Alpa shipyard, a pioneer in fiberglass Read More »
katieandjessieonaboat.com. This is the name of the blog that tells the story of Katie and Jessie, two friends not yet 30 years old who have just completed the America Great Loop (circumnavigation of the eastern part of the United States
Two young friends, a dog and an old Cal 27 #plasticfantastic Read More »
Fifty years ago the first standard fiberglass boat was built. VELAFestival celebrates this historic moment with #plasticfantastic. A tribute that aims to make CULT, as they deserve it, thousands of fiberglass boats built between the late 1960s and mid-1990s. These
#plasticfantastic. Big celebration for the first 50 years of fiberglass Read More »
There are encounters between people that change history. A 1966 sunrise forever marked the boating world, when for the first time Rod Stephens (brother of famous yacht designer Olin Stephens) gave a 5 a.m. appointment to Pekka Koskenkyla, a paper
BEST OF 2015 – ” Swan S&S. How a sailing myth was born.” Read More »
Poking around on the Web with no clear logic, I fell in love with a boat. Lightning strike. Vanilla. A revolutionary project for being conceived in 1971. I began to do some more focused research and arrived at its designer,
That great genius of Giulio Cesare Carcano Read More »
There are encounters between people that change history. A 1966 dawn marked the boating world forever, when for the first time Rod Stephens (brother of the famous yacht designer Olin Stephens pictured below right) gave an appointment at 5 a.m.
Swan S&S. How a sailing myth is born Read More »
From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, one-tonners dominated the performance cruiser market. They are boats to be reevaluated for elegance and performance that are still relevant today, here are ten models on the market that still excite. 1. CANADOS
One tonner, beautiful old ladies: ten timeless models Read More »
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