In the Golden Age of Offshore Racing
We received very exciting news from Will Hubbard about his beautifully restored Tina sister-ship (and 2006 Bermuda Race Winner), LIVELY LADY II.
She raced all summer out of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island, ending up as the Classic Yacht Owner’s Association 2023 Modern Classic District Champion!
Huge congratulations to Will, his family, crew and, of course, the one and only LIVELY LADY II!
The French Tina sister ship BEL AMI was in Brittany’s port of Saint Malo a few days ago. Merci beaucoup to Jan who spotted her and took these gorgeous photos!
“The birth of Dick Carter Yacht Designer has a fairy tale quality to it. Winning the world’s most renowned ocean race, the Fastnet, with your first design, RABBIT. Then, being commissioned, even before that win, to create a One Tonner, TINA, and winning the One Ton Cup. With your second commission, OPTIMIST, winning the One Ton Cup again. Twice.”
Thank you Julien Everitt and Seahorse!
ESPRIT DU RUEIL is a French TINA sister ship which won the RORC Class III Championship series in both 1967 and 1968. Magnifique!
Dick’s second design after RABBIT was TINA. Dick skippered TINA to win the 1966 One Ton Cup in Copenhagen. To celebrate 50 years of TINA, Yachting Classique magazine ran a cover story on her featuring the TINA sister ship PERSEPHONE (ex-ZEEHAAS, ex-GAZELA).
