Tangaroa
| Owner |
Alain Charlot |
| Design |
F&C44 |
| Length Overall |
13 m 30 cm |
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| Flag |
Belgium |
| Sail Number |
K-60 |
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Built by Alberto Cibil in Buenos Aires, to a design by German Frers in 1983. The conception of the F and C 44 class of yachts began in the cockpit of Recluta 111 during the Fastnet race of 1973 when she was the top scorer in the Admirals Cup series that year. The designer German Frers was aboard monitoring the performance of his successful creation. Frers had by this time left Sparkman and Stephens and set up on his own in Buenos Aries. His father commissioned the first of a revised version – a gentleman’s yacht of high quality designed with the concept of providing luxury performance cruising. The artistry of the design led the ‘Frers and Cibils’ yard in Buenos Aires to commence production and about fifty of the class were completed between 1978 and 1984