Vixen… ''coquette, flirt, temptress,'' my thesaurus says, ''siren, tease, vamp, seducer.'' And so she is: Vixen II, the most sensuous racing yacht in the Med. The sight of her under full sail causes lovers to swoon and hardened yachtsmen to go weak in the knees.
The 78-foot Edwardian schooner was once the darling of Newport's sailing society, playing host to Kennedy’s, Morgan’s and other American royalty. One off the famous owners was moviestar “Warren Beatty”. All mahogany and teak, with gleaming brass and crystal accents, Vixen II is appointed with nautical textiles, fine stemware, silver service and Royal Doulton china. Yet she's anything but frilly, exuding a masculine energy worthy of her treelike 78-foot mainmast. But insiders say that when she opened for charter last summer for the first time in more than 20 years, she is the most romantic ship in the east Mediterranean sea.
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Length overall 78 feet
Length on deck 65 feet
Length on waterline 48 feet
Beam 14.5 feet
Draft 10 feet
Displacement 35 tons
Cruising speed under power 7 knots
Cruising range under power 1500 miles
Main mast height 72 feet
Fuel capacity 250 gallons
Water capacity 350 gallons
PRINCIPAL EQUIPMENT
Sails: Main, main staysail, forward
staysail, genoa, fisherman, mule
Perkins 110-hp. turbo diesel engine
8-kw Mastervolt whisper generator Hot-cold running water
VHF 2x radio Navtex Ipirb emergency beaken
3 Lowrange chartplotters Radar & Ais Radar Simrad autopilot
Garmin GPS * Sextant
Stereo I-pot & Lcd-dvd- player with
speakers in saloon and on deck Kite and surf gear Snorkel gear
Caribe launch with 25-hp/4 stroke outboard with skies and wakeboard & Air tube
Eight-man 2x life raft
Safety equipment Coast Guard requirements
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