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W-Class 76

was built in 1998 as the first of two identical yachts to a new ‘W’ class, intended for fast, evenly matched, spirit-of-tradition yacht racing, the brainchild of American yachtsman Donald Tofias.. This is a thoroughly modern yacht for racing and cruising, with all creature comforts, and a 14ft (4.3m) Downeast Peapod thrown in as a tender.

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