{"id":13125,"date":"2010-09-13T00:45:38","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T05:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=13125"},"modified":"2010-09-14T04:25:48","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T09:25:48","slug":"two-cruising-extremes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/two-cruising-extremes\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Cruising Extremes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Enigma<\/em>, ex Katana<\/em>, may be the coolest mega stinkpot in Palma or anywhere. She is svelte, and rather than maximize volume, has clean lines, and will be exceptionally efficient at planing speed.<\/p>\n

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We first met this yacht in Antigua during Race Week in 2000 (the year Beowulf<\/em> broke Mari Cha IV<\/em>s record in the Guadloupe-Antigua race). Katana<\/em> was tender to Larry Ellison’s maxi, Sayonara<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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What impressed us the most were the after race basketball games on the aft deck, complete with a crew on standby in the dink to retrieve errant balls.<\/p>\n

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We got to know some of the crew and what they complained about was the time it took to clean these windows.<\/p>\n

Larry Ellison has had some serious yachts, of which we like the big tri, with its huge wing, the best. Katana<\/em> comes next. Maybe Larry should buy her back?<\/p>\n

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At the other extreme is this salvage tug converted to a yacht by Australian tycoon Kerry Packer.<\/p>\n

\"Arctic-Tug-Conversion-101.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Arctic<\/em> is a serious go anywhere looking<\/em> vehicle, but with her low freeboard she would not be the ideal choice for a severe storm in the North Atlantic or Drake channel.<\/p>\n

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In a completely different way from Katana<\/em> she is a cool looking yacht.<\/p>\n

\"Arctic-Tug-Conversion-103.jpg\"<\/p>\n

And she is able to launch some serious dinghies with these cranes.<\/p>\n

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Somehow being under charter in the Balearic Islands seems out of context for this massive tug yacht. But then you are not going to be lost in a crowd of look alikes.<\/p>\n

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Final photo of an interesting boarding platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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