Le Yacht Classique Mariquita dorénavant français
109 ans, c’est l’âge cette vieille dame sublime, l’un des plus beaux yachts classiques au monde qui battait pavillon britannique jusqu’à ce jour. Racheté par un citoyen français, Benoit Couturier, Mariquita arbore dorénavant les pavillons français et breton dans le port de Brest depuis le 10 septembre.
Mariquita a eu plusieurs vies, après avoir été construit en 1911 par l’architecte écossais William Fife III pour le capitaine A.K. Stothert. Dans les années 30, ce côtre de 38 mètres, est utilisé comme habitation, bateau de croisière puis est abandonné pendant près de 60 ans. Retrouvé dans une vasière, il reprend vie grâce à Albert Obrist, collectionneur emblématique de Ferrari, qui le restaure dans son chantier naval. Depuis 15 ans, Mariquita , qui signifie Coccinelle en espagnol, a couru tour à tour les régates en méditerranée et en Grande-Bretagne.
Son nouveau propriétaire a souhaité le confier dans les mains d’un chantier de référence, le Chantier du Guip, à Brest, pour lui apporter quelques modifications.
Loin des clichés de propriétaires de grands yachts, Benoît Couturier souhaite créer une dynamique autour du yachting classique à Brest. Ce bateau construit pour courir des courses sera le point central de futurs projets.
Benoit Couturier : « J’aime les choses rares et belles. Je suis un collectionneur de voitures. Lorsque j’ai vu ce bateau sans acquéreur, j’ai été révolté et ai eu envie d’en faire quelque-chose.
C’est une aventure que j’entame avec des bretons parce qu’en général, les bateaux classiques sont tous voués à aller en Méditerranée et je trouve qu’il faut faire autrement. J’ai acheté le bateau, l’ai ramené ici pour construire un projet sur la côte atlantique. Je ne sais pas skipper un bateau. Je ne suis pas monté à bord à son arrivée à Brest mais j’ai profité de l’admirer depuis la mer. Voir tous ces équipiers à bord qui avaient cet enthousiasme, ça me réjouit.
Et, quand on a un bateau, il faut s’appuyer sur un chantier, faire que le bateau soit parfait. Alors je suis heureux d’être ici. Le chantier du Guip a les compétences et le sa voir-faire pour m’accompagner dans la restauration du bateau. Quinze jeunes charpentiers vont pouvoir être formés en intervenant sur Mariquita .
On achète un bateau de course c’est pour avoir un projet, pour qu’il vive ! Je vais m’entourer d’un équipage pour faire marcher le bateau et participer à des régates. La Fife regatta en Écosse sera, je l’espère, notre prochaine course. Puis l’objectif sera de faire des courses en rade de Brest, le plan d’eau est beau, pourquoi pas les voiles de Brest et faire venir des yachts classiques de Grande-Bretagne ? Ce bateau est fait pour partager un projet, créer un élan et en faire profiter cette région magnifique. »
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Merci Monsieur Couturier, nous avons de la chance de vous avoir parmi les admirateurs de la Voile Classique ; quelle chance pour la côte atlantique, quelle chance pour la rade de Brest, quelle chance pour le Chantier du Guip. Merci !
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Maraquita, Maintenance of the hull and rig.
Now based in Brest, this iconic yacht built in 1911 is coming regularly in Concarneau for maintenance jobs.
2021 – the rig has been fully check, serviced and revarnished. – hull has been inspected – Genearal maintenance (interior repair, mechnaical, electricity) – New antifouling
2022 – Bottom cleaning
2023 – New hull paint – New varnish
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Specifications
Boat name | |
Type | Sloop classic |
Original yard | William Fife & Son |
Delivery year | 1911 |
Refit period | 2021, 2022 & 2023 |
Naval architect | William Fife |
Interior design | William Fife |
Length Over All | 38,05 m |
Beam | 5,21 m |
Draft | 3,75 m |
Displacement | 80 tons light |
Material | Wood and Aluminum |
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World’s coolest yachts: Mariquita
- August 30, 2021
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Chris Tibbs nominates Mariquita
“Built in 1911 as a 19 Metre, Mariquita is one of the most beautiful yachts afloat, and I’ve had the privilege to be race navigator on board for most of the time since her restoration in 2004,” says weather guru Chris Tibbs .
“It takes approximately six minutes to gybe from set to set as it requires the balloon jib to be dropped, the boat gybed, and the balloon jib re-hoisted – not a great feeling if you get the layline wrong!
“With everything set downwind, Mariquita is wider than she is long (about 125ft) and as the pole is launched from up the mast there is always one crew in the rigging.
Onboard Mariquita
“Sailing without winches, the whole crew is needed to hoist the sails or pull in the main for a gybe, taking a great deal of teamwork.
“Start lines are particularly spectacular with large classic yachts vying for position – this is no gentleman’s racing but full-on competition.
“It is usually only after the race is over and you see the pictures that you realise what an honour it is to sail on such a beautiful yacht.”
Make sure you check out our full list of Coolest Yachts.
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Top speed: 12 knots LOA: 38m Launched: 1911 Berths: 8 Price: €3.5m Adrenalin factor: 50%
Chris Tibbs
Chris Tibbs is a meteorologist and sailor. He has competed in three round the world races including as skipper of Concert in the BT Global Challenge .
He has been official of two British Olympic sailing teams as well as Volvo, Vendée Globe , and America’s Cup teams.
He recently sailed with his wife, Helen, to Australia on their own yacht.
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Ten restorations that changed the world, number 7: Mariquita
From our August 2017 issue, we bring you, day by day, our ten restorations that changed the world
For two glorious summers before WW1, the four new boats of the 19-M class – Mariquita (1911) and Corona (both Fife), Octavia (Mylne) and Norada (C&N) – dazzled British sailors. These big – c95ft (29m) – elegant cutters were cheered by spectators ashore as their captains and crews fought for line honours and big prize money. Then, as soon as they had arrived, they were gone, “subsumed into handicap racing and eventual obscurity” as John Leather put it.
But one, Mariquita, came to lie in the Suffolk mud for 60 years. Three days before war swept the globe for a second time in 1939, she was sold to Arthur Hempstead who owned houseboats in West Mersea, Essex. Her 96ft 6in (29.4m) Oregon pine mast was sawn off and she was floated to a mud berth, lead removed and bottom tarred. She suffered a very long fall from grace, spending most of the 20th century as a houseboat at Tollesbury and later Pin Mill.
She was found in 1987 by Albert Obrist (Altair, left), who had the wherewithal and vision to procure, salvage her, and bring the boat to Fairlie Restorations on the Hamble in 1991, to be stored for a full restoration.
Work began in 2001 and in the summer of 2004, she was re-launched. Today, she is probably the most photographed classic yacht in the world and one of a very glamorous fleet of similar ‘houseboats’, which includes Merry Maid and Hispania.
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Are these the 8 most beautiful classic sailing yachts of all time?
Moonbeam of fife iii, 1903.
The 30 metre, gaff cutter Moonbeam of Fife III epitomises beautiful classic yachts at their finest. Launched in 1903, Moonbeam of Fife is still going strong on the classic yacht regatta circuit despite being more than a hundred years old. The William Fife-designed yacht is constructed in wood with an oak hull and superstructure, while her interior joinery is well-kept mahogany. The historical yacht Moonbeam of Fife III is currently for sale .
Tuiga, 1909
Built by the renowned William Fife shipyard in Fairlie on the Clyde estuary in Scotland, Tuiga was commissioned by the Duke of Medinaceli, a close friend of the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII, and has had 10 owners in 106 years. HSH Prince Albert II decided to buy her in 1995. Tuiga has been participating in classic yacht regattas ever since and is now the flagship of the Yacht Club de Monaco, crewed by YCM members.
Mariette, 1915
The classic 42 metre twin-masted schooner _ Mariette of 1915 _was built by Herreshoff in the United States 100 years ago. Age has not withered her, but Mariette of 1915 has undergone a few refits in the Pendennis yard at Falmouth in recent years: in 2010 and again in 2012 in preparation for the Pendennis Cup, in which she took first prize in the St Petroc Traditional Class as well as being crowned overall winner. In 2014 she returned to Falmouth once more for minor works.
Creole, 1927
Now owned by the Gucci family, this beautiful wooden schooner has had a colourful history. Commissioned by wealthy American Alan Cochran and launched in 1927, Creole has had a number of different owners and also been called Vira. When she was known as Magic Circle , she was transformed into a minesweeper during the Second World War, having previously competed in a number of regattas and attended previous America’s Cup events. In the 1970s she was used by the Danish government for sailing training in the rehabilitation of drug addicts before being bought by the Gucci family in 1983.
Endeavour, 1934
Arguably the world’s most famous J Class, Endeavour was the British challenger in the 1934 America’s Cup , but was beaten by the Harold Vanderbilt-owned Rainbow . Endeavour was commissioned by Sir T.O.M. Sopwith, who was keen to ensure that this yacht was the most advanced design possible. With his experience designing aircraft, Sopwith applied aviation technology to Endeavour ’s rig and winches and spared nothing to make her the finest vessel of her day.
She swept through the British racing fleet and into the hearts of yachtsmen around the world, winning many races in her first season. Though she did not win the America's Cup she came closer to doing so than any other challenger.
Since 1934, she has often led a perilous existence, even being sold to a scrap merchant in 1947 only to be saved by another buyer hours before her demolition was due to begin. In 1984, American yachtswoman Elizabeth Meyer bought Endeavour and she was transformed and rebuilt by Royal Huisman. Endeavour sailed again on June 22, 1989, for the first time in 52 years. J Class yacht Endeavour is now for sale .
Elena, 1910
In 1910, Morton Plant commissioned 55 metre Elena to be designed by American naval architect Nathanael Herreshoff, the so-called “Wizard of Bristol”, who made his name designing sailing yachts for America’s elite. Plant's brief was to the point: he wanted a schooner “that can win”.
Herreshoff gave Elena a slightly deeper keel than preceding designs of that time, lowering her centre of ballast, which improved her windward ability. Elena won most of her early races against the cream of the American schooner fleet and in 1928 came her crowning glory, victory in the Transatlantic Race. In 2009, she was rebuilt using the original plans for the first Elena.
Black Swan, 1899
Originally designed by Charles Nicholson and built in 1899 at Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England, Black Swan started life as Brynhild with a yawl rig. She won a number of races at the beginning of the 20th century, including the King’s Cup. Over the years, she has undergone several changes and different rig configurations, and at one stage she was renamed Changrilla . She was rechristened Black Swan in the 1960s and, today, after an extensive restoration project at the Beconcini yard in La Spezia, Italy, she is now carrying a gaff-rig, designed by the Faggioni Yacht Design Studio and built by Harry Spencer.
Mariquita, 1911
Another beautiful classic yacht from Fife, Mariquita was launched in 1911. The 38.16 metre sailing yacht was designed and built for the industrialist Arthur Stothert. As part of the 19 metre Big Class racing that re-emerged in 1911, this gaff-rigged cutter is said to have inspired the J Class yachts that came after her.
She raced competitively against her brethren from 1911-1913, but by the 1950s, Mariquita was the last in the 19 metre class remaining. She was restored in 1991 and received a further refit in 2004. A star on the classic yacht racing scene, Mariquita is now for sale .
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109 ans, c'est l'âge cette vieille dame sublime, l'un des plus beaux yachts classiques au monde qui battait pavillon britannique jusqu'à ce jour. Racheté par un citoyen français, Benoit Couturier, Mariquita arbore dorénavant les pavillons français et breton dans le port de Brest depuis le 10 septembre.
Mariquita est un voilier classique imaginé par l'architecte William Fife III et construit en 1911 en Écosse. Il bat pavillon français depuis septembre 2020 et son rachat par Benoît Couturier, et son port d'attache est Brest.
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Mariquita est un voilier classique imaginé par l'architecte William Fife III et construit en 1911 en Écosse. Il bat pavillon français depuis septembre 2020 et son rachat par Benoît Couturier, et son port d'attache est Brest. L'objectif principal est de recréer un circuit pour les voiliers classiques en Bretagne.
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Mariquita was built back in the "golden days of yachting" - 1911. The 38-meter yacht is still on the move and is a fragment of that very era of classic yachts. Marine designer and architect William Fife III was responsible for the design of the yacht.
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"Built in 1911 as a 19 Metre, Mariquita is one of the most beautiful yachts afloat, and I've had the privilege to be race navigator on board for most of the time since her restoration in...
The 38.1 metre sailing yacht Mariquita is now offered for sale by Mike Horsley at Edmiston & Company. Designed and built by William Fife & Sons at Fairlie Marine in Scotland, she was delivered in 1911 as a gaff rigged cutter and marked the return of 'Big Class' racing to the world.
MARIQUITA is a 38.16 m Sail Yacht, built in the United Kingdom by William Fife & Son and delivered in 1911. Her top speed is 10.0 kn, her cruising speed is 9.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 700.0 nm at 7.0 kn, with power coming from a Yanmar diesel engine.
The 19-M yacht Mariquita, one of the most famous and photographed classic yachts in the world, and the 15-M Mariska, also well known and campaigned, have been reported as sold, for hammer prices of, respectively, E420,000 and E320,000.
From our August 2017 issue, we bring you, day by day, our ten restorations that changed the world. For two glorious summers before WW1, the four new boats of the 19-M class - Mariquita (1911) and Corona (both Fife), Octavia (Mylne) and Norada (C&N) - dazzled British sailors.
Another beautiful classic yacht from Fife, Mariquita was launched in 1911. The 38.16 metre sailing yacht was designed and built for the industrialist Arthur Stothert. As part of the 19 metre Big Class racing that re-emerged in 1911, this gaff-rigged cutter is said to have inspired the J Class yachts that came after her.
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Mariquita is a 38.1 m sailing yacht. She was built by William Fife & Sons in 1911. The sailing yacht can accommodate 4 guests in 3 cabins and an exterior design by William Fife.
The 38.1m/125' sail yacht 'Mariquita' was built by William Fife & Sons at their Fairlie shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house William Fife and she was completed in 1911. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of William Fife and she was last refitted in 2004.
Another beautiful classic yacht from Fife, Mariquita was launched in 1911. The 38.16 metre sailing yacht was designed and built for the industrialist Arthur Stothert. As part of the 19 metre Big Class racing that re-emerged in 1911, this gaff-rigged cutter is said to have inspired the J Class yachts that came after her.
Mariquita's story is a fascinating tale of two halves. Designed and built by William Fife III, she was launched in Fairlie on the Clyde in Scotland in May 1911. She was part of a new generation of racing yachts, the new 19m Class which was a descendant of the historic Big Class racing, and a precursor to the J-Class, which arrived in the 1930s.
Le Class J Mariquita pendant les régates des Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Ici en navigation avec la goélette Mariette. Cette photographie de voilier de légende est disponible en plusieurs formats et finitions : Poster photo : 50x25 cm et 100x50 cm. Photo sur toile : 40x40 cm, 60x60 cm, 100x100 cm, 120x40 cm, 50x25 cm et triptyques 3x40x120 cm et ...
Mariquita en navigation. C'est sur la mer que ce 19 MJI est le plus beau, lorsque les conditions sont au rendez-vous ! Il y a du vent, la mer est belle, et l'équipage profite de ce moment devant les côtes méditerranéennes qui se dessinent au loin.
Croisement de deux voiliers de légende dans la baie de Saint-Tropez : Mariquita, d'où la photographie est prise, et Tuiga. Bienvenue à bord ! Vous pourriez presque ressentir les embruns, la force du vent et les manoeuvres.