Carter Design #14.
- A visionary boat by Jean-Yves Terlain, financed by Claude Lelouch of "A Man and a Woman" fame, designed by Carter Offshore and built by Tecimar at St. Nazaire, France.
- At 128', V13 was at the time the longest single-handed boat in the world. She is, in her original configuration, the lightest fiberglass pleasure boat ever built, at 30T. (66000lbs.) Pleasure boat ever built. One of the first large resin-infused vessels in the world. Also, the most bang for the buck in the history of sailing. Budget: $360,000.00 on a turnkey contract, and 6 months to design and build this one-of-a-kind vessel.
- At 128', V13 was at the time the longest single-handed boat in the world. She is, in her original configuration, the lightest fiberglass pleasure boat ever built, at 30T. (66000lbs.) Pleasure boat ever built. One of the first large resin-infused vessels in the world. Also, the most bang for the buck in the history of sailing. Budget: $360,000.00 on a turnkey contract, and 6 months to design and build this one-of-a-kind vessel.
- Now, after 21 years of abandonment, V13 has another leaf to turn. Owned by the city of Bordeaux and housed in a Museum, an Association took it over to rebuild the boat, which has been suffering from terrible neglect over the past 10 years, as the picture indicates.
- Despite it all, she still presents an impressive sight.
V13, in Newport. I am there, somewhere.
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