SPIRIT NEWS October 2012
Spirit Yachts celebrate 50 years of James Bond...
the Spirit 54, 007's yacht of choice in Casino Royale
The world’s first intimation of James Bond’s secret love of sailing first came to light in the blockbuster film ‘Casino Royale’. Given 007’s long-established preference for the very best of British quality and style, as epitomised by his unwavering love affair with Aston Martins, it was inevitable that he would find expression in the timeless elegance of another truly classic British product... the Spirit 54!
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SPIRIT NEWS March 2012
NEW SUPER J-Class Yacht
SPIRIT YACHTS Ltd is proud to announce an historic collaboration with SPARKMAN & STEPHENS Inc to build a new J-Class yacht. This iconic new ‘J’ will be named ‘CHEVEYO’ (pronounced shu-Vay-o), a native American word meaning “spirit warrior.” Registered in the United States, the yacht will carry sail number J1.
CHEVEYO will be steeped in rich history, built to the RANGER 77B design. This is one of the original series of six designs submitted by Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens to Harold Vanderbilt for the 1937 America’s Cup defence.
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SPIRIT NEWS Spring-Summer 2011
NEW Deckhouse Designs Launched! June 2011
The first two yachts in Spirit Yachts' exciting new Deckhouse, or DH, range have been launched and are proving themselves every bit as desirable as the world renowned Classic range from this award-winning company.
At 50 and 57 feet respectively, these new yachts offer the same graceful lines, superb modern construction and technology, ease of handling and sparkling performance as the rest of the fleet but with a little more volume for enhanced world-wide cruising capability and comfort. Freeboard has been increased slightly to give a drier ride on passage and the pagoda deckhouse offers a great social area with comfortable seating/extra berths as well as excellent weather protection while sailing.
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SPIRIT NEWS Winter 2011
21st April 2011 - 50DH & 57DH Close to Launch!
The NEW Spirit DHs are now close to official launch date!
Team Spirit are well on their way to officially launching their new DH series, 1st into the water is the Spirit 50DH which will be followed by the Spirit 57DH (seen here with her new keel recently fitted).
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17th February 2011 - 50DH Sneak Preview!
Spirit Yachts are ahead of schedule and have released ‘work in progress’ images of their highly anticipated new Deckhouse – the Spirit 50DH.
2011 marks a significant development of the Spirit range of yachts… with the launch of the first two Deckhouse Spirits, the 50DH and the 57DH, both of which will be completing sea trials this May. Over a period of nearly two decades, Spirit yachts have carved an enviable, worldwide reputation, as Designers and Builders of some of the most graceful, elegant and exciting Modern Classic Yachts ever launched...
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SPIRIT NEWS Summer 2010
STOP PRESS!! Friday 19th Sept 2010
Spirit Yachts Win 'BEST SAIL BOAT' Award at the 40th Newport International Boat Show 2010 - check back soon to read full report! Well done team Spirit!
Spirit Yachts have returned triumphant with the Spirit 46 unanimously voted as ‘Best New Sailboat’ at this year’s 40th Anniversary Newport International Boat Show. This is a very special award for Spirit as it marks our first attendance at a US Boat Show ever… judged by an independent panel of boating experts, which included some of the most highly respected marine professionals in the US, winning first place is a fantastic achievement for which we are immensely proud.
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New Spirit 46 to début at
40th Anniversary Newport International Boat Show
16th – 19th September 2010 |
Spirit Yachts will be attending the 40th Anniversary Newport show, marking the Company's first ever appearance at a USA boat show, with the latest Spirit 46 model which will be on show at Dock N – 1E.
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SPIRIT NEWS Spring 2010
The New Spirit Deckhouse Range & New Spirit 110DH
In the hunt for perfection, Spirit Yachts have released details of what are sure to become some of the most desirable classic sailing yachts of our time. With three already in production, the Spirit Deckhouse - or 'DH' range - reflects the best of the best from this award winning company. Now firmly established as one of the world’s leading creators of Modern Classics, Spirit Yachts have an enviable record of designing and building some of the most elegant yachts afloat today. The new DH Range raises still further the already very high bar set by their ground breaking designs.
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SPIRIT NEWS Summer 2009
September 2009 Southampton Boat Show
The Southampton Boat Show 2009 proved to be another great success, this year our show yacht, the Spirit 52 took pride of place amongst the swathes of production boats.
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2009 British Classic Yacht Club Regatta – Cowes
...a record attendance of nearly 60 magnificent yachts, with 30 knot+ winds, the round the island race gave an explosive climax to one of the best Regattas seen.
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NEW Launches
Launching just in time to take part in the 2009 Spirit Regatta at Cowes, 'DRAGON' is the first Spirit 60. Exceptionally sleek and lightweight, with a very flat run aft she is already proving to be a very fast but beautifully balanced yacht.
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In The Yard
As well as the new Spirit 46 for Newport, we are currently completing another Spirit 52 CARPE DIEM which will be based in Lymington after her starring appearance at the Southampton Boat Show in September, berth 262 in the Marina.
At earlier stages of construction in the yard are yet another Spirit 52 and another P40 motor yacht due to launch next year and the first ringframes for the new Spirit 56DH will start laminating shortly.
Voiles d'Antibes 2009 – Spirits 1st and 2nd in Spirit of Tradition Class
Nazgul wins race 'by an embarrassing margin . . .'
The Voiles d'Antibes is generally considered the curtain raiser for the Classic Mediterranean season and the Spirit of Tradition class this year saw two Spirits taking part. The first was ILHABELA 2, a Spirit 46 from 2005, joined by the new Spirit 76 NAZGUL.
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SPIRIT NEWS Winter 2008
Spirit 100 'Gaia' Completes Her Refit
The magnificent 'GAIA', having turned many heads in Antigua Classics in 2008 and spent last summer in the Med, returned to our yard last winter for a variety of cosmetic and other refurbishment works including a new companionway arrangement. After a full respray, she is now sporting her new aquamarine hull colour cruising in Greece prior to participating in the Superyacht Cup in Sardinia later this summer, followed by Les Voiles de St. Tropez in October.
Recent Launches
Another Spirit 56, 'SPIRITED LADY of Fowey', launched in November, is a liveaboard boat in the Caribbean and drew many admiring glances when she competed in Antigua Classics Week in April 2009, finishing a very creditable fifth in class in her first regatta. She differs from her predecessor by having a slightly reduced rig size more suitable for the fresh Caribbean conditions and a mainsheet track on the coachroof to clear the cockpit for daily living.
These are typical examples of how the build technique at Spirit Yachts is flexible enough to accommodate the very specific requirements of each Owner.
SPIRIT NEWS Summer 2008
NEW Spirit 100 MOVIE
New SPIRIT 76
The New Spirit 76 NAZGUL was launched in 2008 and is now based in Antibes. Stunningly and quintessentially Spirit, NAZGUL has our trademark clear decks, raked mast and exquisite hand-built mahogany interior.
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SPIRIT NEWS Winter/Spring 2008
21st April 2008, Spirit Yachts win The Queen's Award for Enterprise
Spirit Yachts designers and builders of exquisite modern classic yachts receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its outstanding export performance and the creation of local jobs
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The NEW Spirit P100
Spirit Yachts début the P100 Project at the Dubai Boat Show 2008, 100ft of exquisitely hand crafted mahogany with a speed potential of 50knots!
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SPIRIT NEWS Summer 2007
NEW!! Spirit Yachts is proud to introduce the Spirit 100, a superyacht of supreme elegance and performance. Designed and built in-house to the highest quality, she represents state of the art technology allied with uncompromising beauty and style, bringing outstanding sailing performance.
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SPIRIT NEWS Winter 2006/7
Spirit 100 Update
The most exciting yacht to be launched in 2007 will be the Spirit 100; this is proving to be a breathtaking build with the arrival of the Spirit 100 Tender (1st photos shown below).
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NEW Spirit 76
In 200, Spirit Yachts exhibited the Spirit 70 'GHOST' at the Southampton Boat Show and some of you will remember that she caused a bit of a stir, despite the weather being some of the worst that Southampton has had to offer. One of the delightful things about Boat Shows is that you never know who you're going to meet or what interesting projects will come out of the exhibition.
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Caribbean Adventures - from Reprobate 'Spirit 46' (and a good thing to do with Rum!)
Proving that a 46 foot Spirit is rather more than a glorious day boat (which we have always known), Dan Heald left behind a glowing performance in Reprobate at Antigua Classics last year to spend four months exploring the Caribbean. He sent us a delightful report and we give here some edited highlights.
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Cowes 2007 The British Classic Yacht Club
A welcome to all Spirit Yachts Regatta participants
from Tim Blackman, Commodore, BCYC.
The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, held annually in Cowes, has rapidly become one of the highlights of the Cowes Racing Calendar, which is packed with international yachting events right through the season. The event is usually held the week preceding Cowes week and has been enthusiastically embraced by the yachting fraternity and the historic Cowes Yacht Clubs alike.
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Spirit News Autumn 2006
007 Deploys the Spirit 54, his yacht of choice in the next Bond Movie Casino Royale
One of the things I really enjoy about this job is its unpredictability. Whenever the phone rings you never know who is on the other end and a Monday morning in January produced one of the more unusual calls...
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Spirit News Summer 2005 / ANTIGUA
Antigua 2005
Two Spirit 46's were built over the winter of 2004-05 and were both entered by their owners in the Antigua Classics regatta. This regatta starts in mid April and so on a snowy, cold March morning they were loaded onto two lorries- destination Portsmouth, there to be loaded onto a Geest banana boat and then across the Atlantic to Deep Water Harbour, Antigua for launching into the warm Caribbean Sea.
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