PHOTOGRAPHY: NICO MARTINEZ; GUILLAUME PLISSON
Magic Carpet^3 has had a
first, second and three thirds
in the overall Wally Trophy
in its five years of racing.
Left: the saloon while cruising2013
MAGIC CARPET^3
Lightning fast since the beginning,
this speedster is Sir Lindsay Owen-
Jones’s third Wally. He briefed the
designers to produce the fastest
cruiser-racer in the world, with no
limitations or other requirements.
Reichel/Pugh was selected as naval
architect, for its experience in
designing performance maxi-racers.
The result is a yacht that is explosively
fast on all points of sail and in all wind
conditions. “Reichel/Pugh built
Galateia later, which is our one
with some improvements,” says Sir
Lindsay. “But we’re improving
as we go. Last year they beat us for
the championship so this year
we’ve done some tricky things
to get back at them.”2012
OPEN SEASON (EX-HAMILTON)
The first Wallycento was built by Green
Marine for Sir Charles Dunstone, with naval
architecture by Judel/Vrolijk and interiors by
Design Unlimited.
Teething problems in weight distribution
were solved when the yacht was bought by
her current owner, who lengthened and
lightened the hull, and increased the upwind
sail area and draught at STP Palma de
Mallorca, making her one of the fastest
cruiser-racers afloat.
The owner describes the Wallycento’s best
feature as the sail-area-to-overall-weight
ratio. “The highly impressive rig dimensions
give the hull shape a very special appearance,”
he says. “Open Season benefited significantly
from lengthening the hull as well – a move
that improved aesthetics even further.”A class of their own Ta n g o’s rival Wallycentos
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