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PEGGY BAWN is a rare thing indeed. The number of surviving vessels from pioneering Clydeside yacht designer George Lennox Watson’s lifetime (1851-1904) can be counted on a careless carpenter’s fingers. Long gone are his huge America’s Cup challengers and “Big Class” racing yachts, and only two of the fleet of palatial steam yachts – the superyachts of their day – from his Glasgow drawing boards are known to survive, in fabulous condition although barely recognisable from their original appearance. https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/302/PEGGY%20BAWN It is left to PEGGY BAWN to carry the flame for Watson’s groundbreaking mid-1890s work in setting the standard for moderation in sailing yacht design, work that has never been challenged – only endorsed by those who followed his lead through the 20th century, especially Olin J. Stephens, who was a self-confessed Watson fan. PEGGY BAWN’s gilded “fiddle” bow was anachronistic even at her launching in 1894, partly a past fad, partly practical, undoubtedly beautiful – an interim stage in the development of extending immersed waterlines for faster sailing when heeled with a more buoyant hull – but it conceals the fact that when her award-winning restoration team began assessing what they’d found in a County Waterford hay barn in 2003, they quickly realised that the “numbers” – yacht designer speak for the various ratios that define a hull – were simply a scaled-down version of those for Watson’s famous royal racing cutter Britannia of 1893. Her name gave rise to the so called “Britannia Ideal”, as she was and is considered the epitome of sea kindliness. PEGGY BAWN's present owner can vouch for that from fourteen seasons of racing and cruising aboard her in northern and Mediterranean Europe, and east coast USA. PEGGY BAWN is quite simply the best behaved yacht any of them had had the pleasure to sail. And her rebuild and restoration set new standards for documentation and authenticity. She's special. #classicboat #sailboat #shortsfeed #sailing

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Delivered in 2022 by @Sanlorenzoyacht, she's the second hull in the 62Steel series-sleek, sculptural, and unmistakably modern. With exterior and interior design by Officina Italiana Design, Alchemist strikes a perfect balance between Italian elegance and smart, minimalist form. She spans four decks, with a beam of 12 meters and volume of 1,300 GT-room for six staterooms, a beach club, pool, spa, and fold-down terraces that open right onto the sea. Powered by twin MTU diesel engines, Alchemist cruises effortlessly at 16 knots with transoceanic range-built for both quiet escapes and statement arrivals. A yacht designed for those who appreciate quiet confidence over loud opulence. @yachtworld

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The much loved Bay Raider Expedition has evolved! Go to our website to see our new Bay Cruiser 21 that is already in production.

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Anchored and waiting for Hurricane Henri to make landfall.

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