Stephen Waring’s Review on Spirit of Tradition’s ten most beautiful yachts includes Pacific, Rebecca and Heroina.
Pacific
Designers: German Frers/Bannenberg & Lowell
Launched: 2010
Yard: Lurssen
“Power yachts are exciting — runabouts, express cruisers and mammoth uber-yachts alike. It’s just like cars for us: We always want to know, “What’s she got under the hood?” In the case of the 280-foot Pacific, there is not one, but two, roughly 5700-horsepower diesel generators wired to drive twin propellers that also power the gym, spa, elevator, helicopter pad, movie theater, tender garage, Jacuzzi, underwater lights, and, in a new feature, at-anchor stabilizers that keep the boat level even in rough water… .”
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Rebecca
Year Built: 1999
Yard: Pendennis
“… With the right provisions, this girl can surf the world’s winds, stopping only for love and fresh water. A bit of controversy surrounds this boat. Rumor has it the stem profile was famously (or infamously) designed by her owner. Is it beauty? Or a mistake? True love always makes you ask why.”
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Heroina
Designer: German Frers
Yard Launched: 1993
Yard: Astilleros Sarmiento
“What would the designer’s designer, Argentine genius German Frers, design in a boat for himself and his family? The 73-foot sloop Heroina is the answer.”
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