Tag Archives: Victorian racing yacht

Win a berth on board Leila in the Tall Ships Race this summer

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

  A free berth for a youngster aged 15-25 years aboard the Victorian racing cutter Leila is up for grabs in this year’s Tall Ships Race, which takes place in the Baltic this summer. The Leila Sailing Trust has been … Continue reading →

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Pierhead painter Dominique Perotin’s portrait of newly built Victorian racing yacht Integrity

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

French pierhead painter Dominique Perotin has produced this portrait of the newly-built Victorian gentleman’s racing yacht Integrity - and it seems to me that she has joined the wonderful yacht’s growing legion of admirers. (Click on the link to see her website.) … Continue reading →

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Jeff Stobbe’s striking and beautiful Victorian-style plank-on-edge yacht

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Gavin Atkin

   Jeff Stobbe has written to report on a plank-on-edge Victorian-style racing yacht he launched last year. Narrow and deep, plank-on-edge yachts enjoyed a period of popularity among the English in yacht racing during the Victorian era, during a time … Continue reading →

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