She’s a gaff-rigged pilot cutter, 73 feet on deck and 48 feet on the water, with a 15-foot beam.
Jolie Brise was built as a sturdy pilot cutter in Le Havre, France, in 1913. She morphed from pilot cutter to fishing boat and then to her most famous period as an ocean racing yacht. Today she works as a sail training yacht. Stoutly built to withstand the rigors of being a pilot cutter, the boat was engineless for years and steered with a tiller.
The vessel first came into the public consciousness in 1925, winning the first Fastnet race against six competitors. The first Fastnet was won by Jolie Brise in six days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes. Jolie Brise also won again in 1929 and 1930 and is the only vessel to have won three times.
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The steel ketch Yankee in the Connecticut River.
TRANSPAC RACE PREP
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NOAA upgrades its global weather model
More data and a better global weather model should make for improved weather distributed to users, like this temperature gradient map.
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Chatter Chartroom
IN 2019, MY HUSBAND, DOUG PASNIK, AND I RACED OUR first Transpac together with a team of 10 on our Andrews 70, Trader, comprised primarily of military veterans (see story on page 22). This year we are doing the race again and inviting four mentees from The Magenta Project to race with us.
Doing it all with one screen
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Don't scrimp when it comes to the crimp
Solid crimp connections make your power voyager’s electrical system more reliable.
Chartroom Chatter
Maritime Publishing acquires Ocean Navigator
Adriana Soares – Soul Into The Times
Adriana Soares was born in Brazil and was adopted at an early age by an Italian family. She started her career as a model and worked with many stylists and fashion designers. Because of her many commitments in the field, she visited many different countries, including the poor and less fortunate ones.
FINDING HER TRUE KETO
Adriana Schourie had been on many diets before she learnt to do keto the healthy way. She has since reached her goal weight and has managed to maintain it.
ESPACIOS CONTRACT
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CRIME MINISTER JAILED
GANGSTER'S PARADIGM
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Ámate primero, SIEMPRE TÚ PRIMERO
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¡LA DESGRACIA LOS UNE NUEVAMENTE!
Con demanda por intento de homicidio contra LAURA BOZZO aún en proceso, su expareja, CRISTIAN ZUÁREZ, asegura que la conductora librará su lío fiscal en México