The initial goal was clear, to be the fastest Maxi in the Mediterranean but with her fully electric systems that power everything from winches, hydraulics and propulsion, Magic Carpet-e is the most advanced 100ft Maxi to be launched. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan got aboard to see the detail and get his hands on this extraordinary machine under sail

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In the second part of our exclusive three part series, Matt Sheahan gets aboard, goes sailing and takes the wheel to experience at first hand what this new rocket ship is like and talks to owner Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, skipper Danny Gallichan and project manager Ed Bell about how this sophisticated and slippery Maxi works in practice.

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The new Magic Carpet- promises to be a slippery machine on the race course. yet unlike many of those she'll be up against this new Maxi has an impressive interior designed for cruising along with a power system that is at the leading edge of design. Matt Sheahan gets the exclusive tour below decks

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