s/y Pen Duick VI in St. Barth, Feb. 09

The sixth Pen Duick was designed for IOR (International Offshore Rule) races, in particular the first Whitbread, the fully-crewed round-the-world race held in 1973/74. Nevertheless, however strange it may seem, the large aluminium ketch measuring 22 metres would enjoy her greatest moment of glory after her historic victory in the single-handed transatlantic race in 1976. Eric Tabarly himself stated that it was his finest ever victory. She would then go on to have a formidable career sailing on all the oceans of the world teaching deep-sea navigation to countless crewmen and women, some of whom would become famous. She continues to introduce people to the joys of oceanic sailing throughout the world.

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Wow !! At first i though it was a joke and that there were no pen duick in the video and i keeped watching because of the song ... the mix of the images with the crimson song makes it so dreamy and wonderfull !!! Thanx for the nice surprise!