SECOND CHANCE
The replica Adela
A HULL AND A HALF
Strange world of proas
AND GOD MADE... Bardot in Saint-Tropez
SEA AND AIR
Canada by yacht and classic seaplane
IMITATION
The rebirth of Adela, this great WC Storey schooner, started in the heat of the big yacht restoration movement. Now under new ownership, she is back on the race course...
GAME
STRANGER THINGS
There is simply no other boat that will give you so much speed for so little cost. Nic Compton explores the history of proas and sails on a newly-built ‘shunting’ proa in Devon
DAS BOOT
A young German millionaire was crowned powerboating World Champion in Cannes in 1956. Decades later, his elegant racer built on the Rhine river was rediscovered and restored by its designer-builder’s son
WORDS GERALT GUETAT PHOTOS HENRI THIBAULT ARCHIVES ROLF GERSCH
AND GOD CREATED…
Photographer David Yarrow’s dangerous game: recreating the wonder years of Saint-Tropez, Brigitte Bardot, and the boats she loved