www.classicboat.co.uk £5.50 US$12.75 T H E W O R L D’ S M O S T B E A U T I F U L B O A T S VICTORIAN CLUBBING Yacht club origins THE LAST S&S INBOARD YAWL End of a dynasty BOATBUILDING TIMBER Which wood? APRIL 2024 VARNISHED VERTUE Alone in icy waters MILANESE MAGIC Lancia powered runabout ENDLESS SUMMER
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The four surviving 15-M boats are among the most famous on the classic circuit... but Mariska was the first WORDS NIGEL SHARP
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Galiana WithSecure is the last S&S yawl designed for RORC/CCA, a run that started with Dorade in 1930. She’s at sea now, as the oldest boat in the current Ocean Globe Race
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San Marco and its range of stylish motorboats is the result of collaboration with one of the Italy’s most prestigious car makers – Lancia
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A concours-standard, bright-finished jewel may not be what you expect to find on serious voyages to the icy north. But then, this is a Vertue...
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Clockwise from top left: Largs at the turn of the century by John Fergus; Lugsail Club members at Largs; Lugsail racing at Largs; Light airs for the lugsails at Largs; A gloomy day on the race course at Largs; Image of a club gathering at Largs from the Robert Morris collection
