Classic Boat — February 2018

SPIRIT OF TRADITION

OVER 40FT (12.2M)

42 CLASSIC BOAT FEBRUARY 2018

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EMILY HARRIS

CARLO BORLENGHI

C/O CLAASEN

SVEA

Designed by Tore Holm (1937), re-designed by Hoek Design, built by Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw and Vitters, LOD 143ft (43.6m),

rig berm sloop

Drawn by Swedish master Holm but not built until 80 years later, her sleek lines and uncluttered deck give her a menacing look

that speak of her potential as perhaps the fastest J out there, a theory given credence when her new crew won Svea’s fi rst ever

race, at last year’s historic J-Class regatta in Bermuda, and she went on to perform creditably at the J-Class Worlds in Newport.

OUI FLING

Designed and built by Spirit Yachts, LOD 52ft (15.8m), rig berm sloop

Of the nearly 70 yachts built by Spirit, this one is unusual, being as it

is an unapologetic race boat with a stripped-out interior for ultra low

weight. She’s cold-moulded in wood with a modern underbody

boasting a carbon keel blade. Meanwhile her purposeful lines, fl ush

deck and twin cockpits give her the looks to match the performance.

ACADIA

Designed by Hoek, built by Claasen, LOD 90ft (27.5m), rig berm sloop

She is the third Truly Classic 90 in Andre Hoek’s hugely successful

Truly Classic Line, and built in aluminium. She boasts, as do larger

TCs, the wonderful, separated twin-cockpit layout and fi ve cabins

below. Acadia was conceived to be the maximum yacht that can be

sailed with just two permanent crew members and a hands-on owner.

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