Mr. Sopwith and Mr. Vanderbilt exchanging greetings before the America’s Cup yacht race. America’s Cup defender, yacht ‘Rainbow’ (skipper Mr Vanderbilt) and America’s Cup challenger, British yacht ‘Endeavour’ (skipper Mr Sopwith) at sea during the first race.
1931 Portsmouth, Hampshire. – “The Largest Mast ever made ‘stepped’ in the King’s racing cutter ‘Britannia’ in Portsmouth dockyard.” A group of men work on the side of the dock putting together a new and huge mast for King George V’s racing yacht ‘Britannia’. Shots of a large floating crane raising the mast upright. The …
14-year-old Laura Dekker fought a 10 month legal battle to set out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
October 22, 2014 – Clausen Shipyards has started construction of a new 77-foot Pilot Classic yacht, based on drawings by Hoek Design. Claasen has built various Truly Classic yachts over the years, including the popular Truly Classic 90. The yacht currently in development is the third of this specific model and is being built on …
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The Duchess of Cambridge teams up with Sir Ben Ainslie to get more young people into sailing and the marine industry. As reported in the Daily Express – The Duchess, a keen yachtswoman in her younger days, will act as a figurehead for the 1851 Trust, the charitable arm of Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainslie’s …
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