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S&S duels

As a long time subscriber to Yachting World, I continue to enjoy this wonderful magazine as much as ever. It just gets better! I have sailed for more than 60 years, inshore, offshore, in the Admiral’s Cup and so on. So, while I love reading about all the latest, faster and faster yachts, I also enjoy revisits to famous older yachts.

The October 2022 issue includes, one of the most beautiful yachts ever in my view. However, one small mistake: you say that Ted Turner missed out buying her and bought an old 12 Metre called . In fact, Turner owned the red-hulled 12 Metre for a while, but the boat in which he competed against was a Swan 61 called , also designed by S&S.

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