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These clips are from onboard the MOD70 Race For Water which is currently lying third in the Rolex Fastnet Race just ahead of her sistership Veolia Environement. They've just gone round the Rock and are flying! These videos showing Steve Ravussin steering the 6.5 ton rocket ship are from the last Friday of Cowes Week when editor David Glenn sailed round the Isle of Wight for a quick demo. We hit 30.7 knots between St Catherine's and Bembridge and despite stopping for half an hour to fix the main hull rudder got round in less than 4 hours. Eight of the MOD70s have been sold for a major world tour of passage racing and inshore round the cans stuff. Watch out for an upcoming feature in Yachting World.
The Maxi 95 was designed to accommodate a family safely and comfortably and also to sail well, the design realised all three goals. Production started in 1972 and continued into the 1980s with incremental improvements occurring each year. Manufacturing was based on the west coast of Sweden and around Lake Vnern which lies 100 km north east from the city of Gothenburg (additional descriptions can be found in our translation of the original Owners Manual). As fibreglass was a new material for boat construction, the moldings were made much thicker (and stronger) than todays productions. Osmosis is rather unknown to most yachts from that era when extra catalyst was added for extra strength. This means that the 20 year old Maxi boats are still structurally strong and ready to continue. Engines and other accessories may wear out and need replacement but the hulls continue to serve well.
2021's LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Starfighter (75316) definitely ranks high on the swooshability scale. There are lots of moving parts and it comes with 2 stud launchers, 2 dart launchers, and 3 awesome mandalorian characters. A very fun set for any Clone Wars or Mandalorian lover. This set was a pretty fun build, though it wasn't complex at all. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLxNDGqAWNOTEr35RLyeYw?sub_confirmation=1 Check out my full review of this set: https://youtu.be/sGvFm4hBDYk