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Pen Duick II
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It was with Pen Duick II that Eric Tabarly built his
fame. He became a legend after winning the second
edition of the Observer single-handed transatlantic in
1964 ahead of Sir Francis Chichester. Tabarly’s victory
in the USA, ahead of the British, did not just open the
gates of oceanic competitions, it also promised a fine
future for offshore racing. Pen Duick II revealed not
only the tremendous technical ability of Tabarly, but
also his architectural perceptiveness. Thirty years
after his victory, an association took part in her
reconstruction at the Pichavant de Pont Labbé shipyard.
Today the famous ketch continues to train crew members
at the French National Sailing School in Quiberon to
which she now belongs.
Pen Duick II was designed to win a single-handed oceanic
race against the wind. Whereas most of the yachtsmen in
the 60s spent long periods fine-tuning existing yachts
in order to increase speed by fractions of knots,
Tabarly revolutionized naval architecture by building a
machine adapted to the specific needs of a single race.
Never before had such a large boat as Pen Duick II been
handled by a single man in a competitive race.
38" long x
38" tall x 6" wide $550
S & H is $50. Shipped
with mast collapsed.
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