During the past week-end, Marstrand saw a spectacular fleet of classic (pre-war) beautiful wooden 12 metres racing.
Sailing conditions were perfect. We were fortunate to watch one of the races and catch a few images. Enjoy!
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The next racing series will be in Copenhagen, followed by Monaco, Newport, Cannes and St. Tropez. Nothing as spectacular as the waters off Marstrand, of course.
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These yachts are wonderful to watch also for a yacht designer. We would have loved to do design work for 12s but I doubt we could have improved them much; they were already perfected by our grandfathers. Still, their character can be translated into today’s world, creating slender yachts with an easy motion and good manners. I can’t help showing an image of our 90′ design for a cruising yacht, called Alinea, made a few years ago, still waiting to be built.