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Corsair Marine was founded in 1984 in Chula Vista, California, by John T. Walton (son of Sam Walton, founder of the retail corporation, Wal-Mart). The boat designer Ian Farrier was part of the management team. Farrier had patented a hull folding system in 1975, and designed and built the company's first product, the Corsair F-27. Farrier stayed ...
The main goal of Francis Joyon was to regain the single-handed round-the-world record from Ellen MacArthur.The yachtsman from Locmariaquer did so, in January 2008, beating her record by more than two weeks, and even managed to get the second best time around the world behind Orange II and in front of crewed sailboats such as Cheyenne, Geronimo and Orange.
Kraken 33 Mk IV was a 4-5 berth [1] ocean racing [1] trimaran [1] designed by Lock Crowther in Australia. It was apparently first built in the 1960s but was advertised in to the 1970s. It was apparently first built in the 1960s but was advertised in to the 1970s.
Wētā racing on Huntington Lake California High Serra Regatta 2017 Wētā features. The Wētā 4.4 Trimaran is a 4.4 metre (14 foot) sailing dinghy conceived and developed in New Zealand from 2001-2006 by Roger and Chris Kitchen and others with original drawings by TC Design's Tim Clissold.
With the yacht, skipper François Gabart has won the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2015 (sailing dual-handed with Pascal Bidégorry) [1] and The Transat in 2016. [2] In 2017, a new around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world was set by François Gabart at 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes, and 35 seconds. [ 3 ]
Price: $580 million Features: Largest sail-assisted yacht in the world, underwater observation pod, carbon fiber rotating masts, multiple pools 3. Symphony: Owned by Bernard Arnault
In 2005 Austal delivered the 127-metre trimaran (417 ft) Benchijigua Express to Spanish ferry operator Fred Olsen, S.A. for service in the Canary Islands. Capable of carrying 1,280 passengers and 340 cars, or equivalents, at speeds up to 40 knots, this boat was the longest aluminum ship in the world at the time of delivery. [35]
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