by First Class Sailing | Aug 7, 2019 | Sailing Events, Sailing Tales, Solent, Yacht Design
COWES, England – August 6, 2019 – Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team today achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done, breaking the sport’s elusive 50-knot speed barrier during training ahead of Cowes SailGP. The historic moment – a...
by First Class Sailing | Feb 20, 2019 | FCS News, Learn to Sail, Solent, Yacht Design
Our big news is that in February 2019 we replaced our Jeanneau 379s Batida and Manhattan with two brand new Beneteau 381s. We have continued with the cocktail theme and named them Palomar and Sazerac. These new yachts are fractionally bigger in length than the...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 7, 2019 | FCS News, Learn to Sail, Yacht Design
There’s an exciting announcement from First Class Sailing at the start of 2019 – we are looking forward to welcoming our new Beneteau 38.1 yachts, Palomar and Sazerac in February. These lovely yachts are due to arrive in this country mid-January. They...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 27, 2016 | Yacht Design
According to a recent article in the New York Post, plans have been developed to create the world’s tallest yacht. The brainchild of Italian designer Gabriele Teruzzi, the yacht will cost an estimated $250 million to create and would feature whopping dimensions of 492...