Review: The Spirit - 46

Yachting Classique l Dec 2006

Le gentleman marin

L’indifférence n’est pas de mise devant la réussite esthétique du Spirit 46. Le chantier britannique Spirit Yachts signe aussi un voilier séduisant par son comportement marin et le soin apporté por le confort de la vie àbord. Un bel esprit… de tradition.

Texte Christope Varène

Le long des quais de Cannes, à l’occasion de Régates Royales, les voiliers alignés rivalisent de beautéet de charme à coup de vernis clinquants, de cuivres rutilants et d’élancements interminables. La plupart sont des vielles dames don’t la bienséance voudrait que l’on taise l’âge, mais que les propriétaires annoncent avec une certaine fierté. Les badauds, amateurs éclairs ou promeneurs curieux, y vont de leurs commentaries, souvent admiratifs, parfois envieux. Parmi ces œuvres d’art nées sur les tables à dessin des plus illustres architectes de l’histoire du yachting, s’est glissée une unite qui emporte un joli succès. Poutant son acte de naissance ne lui attibue qu’une seule bougie et ses géniteurs ne se nomment ni Fyfe, ni Stephens, ni Herreshoff, Cornu ou Alden. Ces lignes élancées sont celles d’un Spirit 46 sorti en 2005 du chantier Spirit Yachts à Ipswich en Grande-Bretagne.

 

Review: The Spirit - 54

Yachting World l Dec 2006

True Spirit of Bond

When Mick Newman of Spirit Yachts received a call requesting one of his yachts to star in the new Bond movie, he was shaken but not stirred. How to get a 54-footer to the Bahamas and then to Venice for filming was all in a day's (or maybe several month's) work...

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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Review: The Spirit - 54

Classic Boat l Nov 2006

When the makers of the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale, needed a boat worthy of the famous super-spy, it had to be something special. Martin Smith finds out why they chose a 54-foooter by the Ipswich-based Spirit Yachts.

In the midst of the modern-day luxury car market the names of British sports car marques such as Jensen, Jaguar and Aston Martin drip with connotations of quality, character and engineering excellence. But, if you had to choose a boat to match one of those vehicles, in terms of image, what would it be? It goes without saying that it would have to be full of character and beautifully crafted, and would have to perform better than almost anything else around. This was the problem that EON Productions, makers of the James Bond films, set themselves when they decided that in Casino Royale - the super-spy's latest outing - he would sail into St.Mark's square in Venice aboard his own yacht. And the craft that the Bond filmmakers - masters of appropriate product placement - decided he should own was one made by the Ipswich-based company Spirit Yachts. When you sail one, or even see one, you'll understand why.

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Review: The Spirit - 70

Arte Navale l Dec 2005 / Jan 2006

Ghost: un fantasmo classico

Ghost, splendido 70' costruito da Spirit Yachts, ha da poca trovato un armatore. Per avere un altro esemplaire identico a questo occorrerà aspettare quindici mesi, ma il cantiere britannico ha realizzato altri interessanti modelli dalle linee classiche, da 37 a 130 piedi

di Francesco Sorrentino

Ghost, il 70 piedi del cantiere Spirit Yachts, riesce a combinare mirabilicon uno stile degno della Golden Age dello yachting offrendo un comodità interna di notevole livello. Ghost é il primo esemplare di questa serie che segue i fratelli minori di 37 e 46 piedi.

 

Review: The Spirit - 70

Boat International Oct 2003

GHOST | Spirit 70

David Pelly was bewitched by Ghost

This ambitious design from Spirit Yachts combines traditional looks with modern sailing ability, and a luxurious interior. David Pelly was bewitched after spending a day on board.

The popularity of classic yacht racing recognizes that for many people, beauty and grace of line is what they most admire in a sailing yacht and since very few modern designs are pretty, such people are obliged to look towards yachts of the classic era in which beauty and performance were combined. But since there is only a limited supply of ‘genuine’ classic yachts, there is an increasing amount of interest in Spirit of Tradition yachts which may be newly-built versions of classic designs or new designs which pay homage to the qualities of classic ones while using modern materials and systems. This exactly describes the approach of Spirit Yachts whose latest launching, the Spirit 70 Ghost is by far their most spectacular so far.

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Classic Boat l Oct 2003

SPIRIT OF ECSTACY

On Britain's East Coast one firm of yacht builders is pushing the limits of modern thinking while retaining those classic lines. We test its biggest boat to-date.

By Jeff Howlett

They say every yacht owner, as he walks away from his boat on it's mooring, will pause to glance back and admire her lines. Buy a Spirit 70 and you'd better set aside some time for the ritual - a few hours, perhaps - a nd a deck chair too, for the Spirit is an exceptionally beautiful yacht.

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