Penduick Model Yacht

Penduick, the first in a series of six famous yachts, would accompany Eric Tabarly throughout his life. It was on board Pen Duick that he started his sea apprenticeship in 1938, learning everything from maneuvers to racing. Having been abandoned at different periods and fully restored twice, with brand-new sails, this centenarian was more beautiful than ever in 1998 when her master finally left her forever. Today it is the family of Eric Tabarly that sails on the legendary boat. In accordance with her father's wishes, Marie Tabarly became the owner when she turned 18 in August 2002.

She is of a rare esthetic beauty with her sheer hull, her cutwater bow and her large trysail, mizen and lug sails; her modernity is surprising as her polyester hull dates back to before the polyester era; she was already extremely fashionable long before her renovation in the 1980s by the famous British architect William Fife. In many ways she already had many of the assets that would go on to make the later Pen Duicks real works of art. Alongside yachts designed to sail across the water as fast as possible, cut off from the fine technological developments of production yachts, Pen Duick tirelessly continues to transmit a certain idea of pure navigation under sail inspired by a few master craftsmen. Spectators still applaud her as much as before whenever she casts off. Today, Pen Duick is the property of the Tabarly family. She is launched each spring under the leadership of Jacqueline and Marie Tabarly. During the racing season the boat takes part in several classic yacht gatherings in Brittany. She sometimes sails as far as the Mediterranean to take part in the Cannes and Saint-Tropez regattas with boats of her race.