Now is the time to reserve your place on one of our classic racing yachts for the Les Regates Royales de Cannes 2024. We will provide you with detailed information about the program shortly. To learn more, please reach out to info@noblesse.yachts.
Reserve your place on ether a 12mR or 15mR "Hallowe'en" classic racing yacht for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2023 today. The program will be described in more detail shortly. To learn more, please contact info@noblesse.yachts.
HALLOWE'EM (1926)
William Fife III designed the 24.7m cutter Hallowe'en for Lt Col JFN Baxendale just in time for the ORC FastNet. The designer of several classic yachts still racing today, once said, "Halloween is the perfect gentleman's yacht. Jewels like her are rare."
Hallowe'en crossed the finish line some 10 hours before the next competitor in the 2nd Fastnet Race. The previous record stood until 1939, when the new course was changed to go out through the Needles Channel, rather than around the east coast of the Isle of Wight as it had been since 1925.
For many years, COTTON BLOSSOM IV dominated ocean racing as a yawl-rigged boat. She returned to the Atlantic under new owner Alfred Larsen, a Norwegian industrialist, after racing in the Mediterranean for several years. Prince Olaf, the future king of Norway, helmed her numerous times as the official yacht of the Royal Norwegian Racing Club.
After crossing the Atlantic in 1938, she disappeared from radar. She was later discovered by Walter Wheeler and renamed Cotton Blosson IV before going on to compete in ocean races and eventually being donated to the Classic Boat Museum in New Port, Rhode Island.
As a result of some major reconstructions in 1994-95 in France, she underwent a further transformation in 1998-99. She now appears perhaps better than at any time during her long and eventful life. If you are looking for an excellent and fast vintage wooden sailing yacht to charter, Halloween is an excellent choice. As one of the most beautiful Fifes ever built, she continues to win classic regattas while also making fast passages across the oceans.
12mR (NAME TBA)
International rules govern the design of racing yachts in the "12 Metre Class". In a class, boats can compete fairly while experimenting with their designs at the same time. '12 Metre' is not a specific measurement or length of the boat. Formulas determine the parameters that govern its design and construction, and then calculations are made using those parameters. It is typical for "12 Metre" class boats to be 65 to 75 feet long (20 to 23 meters), sloop-rigged, and have a mast approximately 85 feet (26 meters) high.
1907 was the year that the first "12 Metres" were built. The 12 Metre class was raced in the Olympic Games of 1908, 1912, and 1920 by a few boats. Its design of America's Cup boats from 1958 to 1987 played a significant role in its history. For a boat to remain competitive, it must follow the 12 Metre Formula.
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As long as the boat remains seaworthy and safe, the designer is free to change any variable, while the corresponding changes elsewhere result in a net length of 12 metres. Experience the world of classic (racing) yachts as you compete against others on the Riviera during the legendary Classic Sailing Weeks. Your heart will race as well as you experience a pure adrenaline rush.
07.09. - 10.09.23: Vele d’Epoca di Imperia www.veledepoca.com/
13.09. - 16.09.23: Monaco Classic Week monacoclassicweek.com/en/home/
19.09. - 25.09.23: Les Regates Royales de Cannes www.regatesroyales.net/
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