Sailing Beyond
Our yachts
Nautic-Saintonge
1973 Nautic-Saintonge
A classic sailing experience onboard an historical sailing yacht where hull and furniture were all finished bright and only the finest woods were selected.
She was commissioned by Kriter Champagne under the leadership of Skipper Jack Grout. She was designed by famous French yacht designer Georges Auzepy-Brenneur and built – “without a budget” – by the well regards Nautic Saintonge Yard in Royan, France.
HISTORY OF KRITER AND WHITBREAD RACE
She was designed and built to compete in the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. Now called the Volvo Race, the original fleet was far different than today’s stripped out racers. The fleet was an impressive group of strong, powerful offshore yachts; 17 of the 19 were ketches, yawls and one schooner, 4 were specially built for the race (including her), and all were true yachts-with full interiors, galleys, bunks and creature comforts. She finished 3rd in the Race under Jack Grout and a rotating crew that did one, some or all of the legs-including the soon-to-be-famous designer Gilles Vaton, Michel Malinovsky, Alain Gliksman and others.
She finished largely unscathed, was the first French Yacht to sail around Cape Horn, and was perhaps the first yacht to be used for promotion by her sponsor-Kriter Champagne flowed freely at every stop, business boomed, and over 40,000 bottles were produced with a spectacular photograph of her roaring downwind around Cape Horn. By all accounts from her crew in the race-she performed beautifully-she was fast and safe and able. Indeed, she has always been well loved by all of those who have sailed on board her-she is a special yacht indeed.
AFTER THE WHITBREAD
After her successes in the Whitbread Race, she required no structural repairs but was refit and refinished and some additional cruising amenities were installed, a fantastic restoration in Charleston, South Carolina and a new hull and a new life for her!
- Length: 21.80m
- Type: Classic sailing yacht
- Fits 10 guests
Classic Sailboat
1973 Nautic-Saintonge , La rochelle France arct. G. Auzèpy-Brenneur
Historical yacht
DESING AND BUILD
Classic Sailboat was under the leadership of Skipper Jack Grout. She was designed by famous French yacht designer Georges Auzepy-Brenneur and built – “without a budget” – by the well regards Nautic Saintonge Yard in Royan, France.
Her resourcinal laminated mahogany keel, frames, hull and furniture were all finished bright and only the finest woods were selected.
HISTORY AND WHITBREAD RACE
Was designed and built to compete in the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. Now called the Volvo Race, the original fleet was far different than today’s stripped out racers. The fleet was an impressive group of strong, powerful offshore yachts; 17 of the 19 were ketches, yawls and one schooner, 4 were specially built for the race, and all were true yachts-with full interiors, galleys, bunks and creature comforts. Kriter finished 3rd in the Race under Jack Grout and a rotating crew that did one, some or all of the legs-including the soon-to-be-famous designer Gilles Vaton, Michel Malinovsky, Alain Gliksman and others.
Was finished largely unscathed, was the first French Yacht to sail around Cape Horn, and was perhaps the first yacht to be used for promotion by her sponsor Champagne company flowed freely at every stop, business boomed, and over 40,000 bottles were produced with a spectacular photograph of Kriter roaring downwind around Cape Horn. By all accounts from her crew in the race performed beautifully-she was fast and safe and able. Indeed, she has always been well loved by all of those who have sailed on board her-she is a special yacht indeed.
AFTER THE WHITBREAD
After her successes in the Whitbread Race, This sailboat required no structural repairs but was refit and refinished and some additional cruising amenities were installed, a fantastic restoration in Charleston, South Carolina and a new hull and a new life to him!
- Length: 21.78m
- Type: Sailboat
- Fits 8 guests
- Private bathroom
