AL NA IR III


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€ 360.000 lying in Italy

Type: R.O.R.C. first class

Design: Sparkman & Stephens - New York , design No. 1741

Builder : Cantiere Navale Carlini - Rimini

Year: 1964

Length on deck: mt. 14, 45

Max Beam: mt. 3,42

Depth : mt. 2,30

Sailing number: I 2634

Reg. Number: MC 0031 D

Sailing surface : mq. 94,98

Al Na Ir III is a Sparkman & Stephens design, built by Cantiere Navale Carlini in Rimini , Italy in 1964. She is one of the very well known sailing masterpieces of the ‘60ies and the many results in international races ,the quality of the building and the beauty of her lines made her famous . She was built for a renewed Italian yachtsmen, Dr. Toni Pierobon, who sailed and raced in Mediterranean sea and in Atlantic Ocean . She tooks part to the Admiral's cup and to the Fastnet race in 1965 with very good results.

Among great names of the yachting, Rod Stephens has been racing on board of Al Na Ir III.

After the building of Al Na Ir IV and later V ,the yacht kept on racing and cruising in the Med under different ownership and reached the actual owner in 1995.

Since then the yacht was completely restored in a very philological way, and it is one of the perfect and beautiful yacht one normally meets in the classic yachts meetings and races of Mediterranean sea circuit.

But Al Na Ir III is not just “one of that beauties”, she is the fastest yacht of their class and age.

She keeps on winning.

Year 2002:

  • Argentario Sailing Week: 1 st of her class 1 st overall classic yachts
  • Imperia 3 rd of her class
  • Cannes Règates Royales 1 st of her class
  • Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2 nd of her class
  • Winner of Prada Challenge for classic yachts 2002

Year 2003:

  • Trofeo Durand de la Penne 1 st of her class
  • Argentario Sailing Week 1 st of her class 1 st overall classic yachts
  • Veteran Boat Rally Porto Cervo 1 st of her class 3 rd overall classic yachts
  • Monaco Classic Week 1 st of her class 2 nd overall classic yachts
  • Cannes Règates Royales 1 st of her class 1 st overall classic yachts
  • Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 1st of her class 2 nd overall classic yachts
  • 2 nd position on Prada Challenge for classic yachts

Year 2004:

  • Les voiles d'Antibes 1 st of her class 1 st overall classic yachts
  • Argentario Sailing Week: 1 st of her class 1 st overall classic yachts
  • Vele d'epoca a Imperia 1 st of her class
  • Imperia-Cannes 1 st of her class
  • Cannes Règates Royales 1 st of her class
  • Cannes-Saint-tropez 2 nd of her class
  • Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 1 st of her class
  • Winner both C.I.M. Mediterranean Championship of Classic Yachts and the C.I.M. Offshore Championship.
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