HONG KONG SHIPYARD Kraken Yachts Chairman Dick Beaumont has sailed his latest production – Kraken 66 White Dragon on her maiden voyage from Taiwan to Hong Kong. The yacht was in Hong Kong providing trial sails to prospective customers and the media until Dec 23.
HONG KONG SHIPYARD Kraken Yachts Chairman Dick Beaumont has sailed his latest production – Kraken 66 White Dragon on her maiden voyage from Taiwan to Hong Kong. The yacht was in Hong Kong providing trial sails to prospective customers and the media until Dec 23.
Kraken 66 White Dragon averaged 9 knots over the first 30 hours in the wind speed of 12-15 knots. She was able to cruise 8.5 knots under full main and blade jib hard on the wind.
“While with 14 guys sitting on the stern and reaching at 10 knots, no water came over the lip of the transom! Her biggest attribute proved to be a wonderfully steady and solid motion. Life below decks – both in the galley or asleep in the berths – was really easy and made for very comfortable cruising,“ says Beaumont.
“I might give up race boats if cruising yachts sail like this,” adds Grant McKinnon of Southern Spars, which is the supplier of White Dragon’s carbon fibre rig. “Ten knots boat speed in 15 knots of wind is pretty impressive.” www.krakenyachts.com/kraken66
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