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Beautiful Fairlie Yachts

ByThe Rigging Company

Fairlie Yacht Under Sail

This is one of the most magnificent sailboats built today. Watch this well edited video that summarizes the entire build process of the Fairlie 55. What a beautiful boat and what beautiful craftsmanship. You don’t see too many boats built like this today. I personally, love the line between classic design/craftsmanship, meets modern innovation.

Fairlie Foredeck

If you are into how things are made then you will love this short video of, what I would consider, one of the finest boats built today.

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