Posts tagged cruising

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Jun 17

The Queen Mary 2 passing Groix Island

Kerroch, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º40’10″N 03º31'02″W

The Queen Mary 2 passing Groix Island, on her way to Saint Nazaire for the start of the centennial Transat "The Bridge 2017", a historic transatlantic race between her and a fleet of giant trimarans. The Queen Mary 2 passing Groix Island, on her way to Saint Nazaire for the start of the centennial Transat “The Bridge 2017″, a historic transatlantic race between her and a fleet of giant trimarans.

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May 15

SUP IN THE CALANQUES

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 43º12'39″N 5º26'46″E

Stroll, Stand Up Paddle, and sip Along the Marseille Calanques.

Stroll, Stand Up Paddle, and sip along the Marseille Calanques.

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Apr 15

Immersion with Christopher Pratt

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 43º12'37″N 5º25'13″E

Christopher Pratt is born in 1981 in Marseille, is a French professional offshore yacht racer.

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May 13

Airbus A380 Cockpit

Over the Northern Atlantic Ocean, 60º43’12″N 36º58’12″W

Inside the Cockpit of the A380 While 35,000 Feet Over the Northern Atlantic Ocean during the flight Air France AF0065 Los Angeles - Paris.Inside the Cockpit of the Airbus A380 While 35,000 Feet Over the Northern Atlantic Ocean during the flight Air France AF0065 Los Angeles – Paris.

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Dec 12

Karver

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Karver

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Aug 12

NACIRA 67

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 41º05’07″N 9º34’50″E

The NACIRA 67 is a unique concept directly inspired from the latest evolutions in naval architecture and luxury design from the ocean-racing scene.
To make this happen highly experienced personalities such as Michel Desjoyeaux (twice Vendée Globe winner), young and talented French designers Axel de Beaufort and Michel Kermarec (one of the best aero-hydro dynamists worldwide) have worked hand in hand since 2010 to end up with this amazing sloop.
​NACIRA 67, looking at the ratio, is the most powerful leisure yacht worldwide able to reach speeds in excess of 30 knots with a sea view from the dinner table on the cruising version… a new sailing life style!
http://www.nacira67.com

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Jun 12

Aglaia

Monaco, 43º44’13″N 7º26’32″E

66 Metre Superyacht AGLAIA by Vitters & Dubois.

Sailing yacht AGLAIA at 66 metre (216.5 ft) was launched earlier in March by Dutch Shipyard Vitters a well known high quality super sailing yacht Shipyard. The Superyacht AGLAIA sloop (hull number 3063) is a huge modern luxury yacht as designed by Dubois Naval Architects with interior design by Redman Whitely Dixon.
One interesting point about this sailing yacht is her massive mast. As she is a sloop she needs one very tall and technologically advanced mast, the second longest mast in the world at 83 metres.
She has racing yacht performance due to her powerful rig, long waterline length, light weight and lifting keel, which when full extended provides enviable upwind pointing and speed. a futuristic Vitters superyacht she makes a very impressive sight.

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In the Greek mythology AGLAIA (or Aglaea) was the goddess of beauty, splendour, glory, magnificence and adornment.

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Oct 11

Nacira 67

Mediterranean Sea 42°46'87"N 7°13'89"W

Nacira 67 designed by Axel de Beaufort.
The result is a wide planning hull shape equipped with a canting keel, twin rudder direction system and a 30 m high rotating wing-mast, full carbon standing rigging, auto-orientative daggerboard.

- L.O.A : 22,40m
- Max Beam : 5,85m
- Draft 3,50m
- Sail Area Max :
Upwind : 280m2
Downwind : 600m2
- Weight : 18,5 T

Mast & Boom : Lorima
Sails : North Sails
Standing Rigging : Carbo Link

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Apr 11

Interior-JP 54

La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France 47º35’85″N 3º01’29″W

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Jul 09

Japanese Zero

Deboyne Island, louisiade Archipalego, Papua New Guinea 10º43’69″S 152º23’70″E

On May 8, 1942 one A6M2 Zero piloted by PO2c Okura Shigeru from the 14th Shotai from the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku ditched at Deboyne islands. Japanese A6M2 Zero, the main fighter plane of the Imperial Japanese Navy,this Japanese fighter plane, once a master of the air in the South Pacific arena, now lies on the sandy bottom.  This is an example of the very last zero model ever manufactured.  Virtually intact, divers can sit in the cockpit and pilot themselves back into the past… I did it!