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PHOTOGRAPHY: MARIA MUIÑA
JUNE 2018
In the sheds:Sonny
What’s the buzz?Built for a 93-year-old owner who has had sailing boats
allhislife,90ftSonnyis the third yacht that Brooklin Boat Yard has built for
him. Timing has been everything with this project and it went from
concepttocompletioninjust19months,dueimminently.
DETAILS
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US
web
brooklinboatyard.com
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BROOKLIN BOAT YARD
Sonny has two
cockpits: forward for
guests, aft for sailing
NOTES FROM
THE DOCK
Esenyachtin Turkey opened
its own composite workshop
to make the mast and boom
in-house for its Project Troy,
duethisyear,andhasjust
revealedanew203ftketch
project, slated for a 2020
completion. In Holland,
a 164ft ketch, signed at the
Monaco Yacht Show 2017,
is in build atVitters,while
atHolland Jachtbouwwork
is under way on the 168ft
classic schoonerRainbow II.
Chinese yardHeyseawill
deliver the first of its Zoom
Plus 85 catamarans later this
year. The 141ft steel-hulled
expedition schooner
Columbia IIis still in
constructionatUSyard
Eastern Shipbuilding.
In the sheds:Wave 38
What’s the buzz?
TheWave38ispart
of a series of yachts between
125ft and 196ft designed with
Philippe Briand. While it is
keeping details fairly quiet,
AdmiralSaildescribestheWaveseriesas“fun”and“fast”,
and reveals that the 125 footer will feature a captive reel
system and generous interior volume.
DETAILS
home
Italy
web
admiral-yachts.com
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ADMIRAL SAIL
The85CSisdesigned
forregattaracing
and cruising
GRAAFSHIP
CONTEST YACHTS
DETAILS
home
The Netherlands
web
contestyachts.com
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Contest 85CS
What’s the buzz?
For its first step into the
fully-crewed 80ft-plus sector,
Contest’s new flagship is an
expert debut. Working with
naval architect Judel/Vrolijk and interior designer Wetzels
Brown Partners towards a 2018 launch, the 85CS will be a fun,
nimble cruiser ready to take her hands-on owner around the
worldwithjustaskeletoncrew.
In the sheds:Ingomar
What’s the buzz?This Dutch yard
recentlycompletedworkonthehull
of Wolfhound, a 180ft tri-masted
schooner based on a 1927 design,
before passing it on to be completed
elsewhere. Meanwhile, the steel hull
of176ftIngomar,areplicaofa1903
Herreshoff design, is ready for
completion and awaiting a buyer.
DETAILS
homeThe Netherlands
webgraafship.com
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