Spray thrown by My Song's angular bow fizzes to leeward. The towering, black blade sails and reverse sheer make her seem as if she's about to pounce. Even on a flat sea, the yacht rips out a wake with breeze of her own powerful making.
My Song, the new ClubSwan 80, is a futuristic racer-cruiser designed to provide an adrenaline ride for an owner-driver in the Maxi yacht race circuit yet be suited to short cruising. Its builder, Nautor Swan, hopes this will be the first of a one-design class for owners to vie with each other on level pegging, as they do in its smaller ClubSwan 36 and ClubSwan 50 designs.
It is a punchy move by the Finnish-Italian company. It is joining battle with some of the world's best custom designs and intricately rehearsed pro crews. The ClubSwan 80 may take time to fully prove itself. In the meantime, its looks