We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our time. Benjamin Schwartz nominates the VO70 Mar MostroMar Mostro. Photo: Dan Armstrong\/PUMA Ocean Racing\/Volvo Ocean Race\/GettyThe VO70 Mar Mostro \/ Puma was designed by Juan K and originally took part in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race, before being widely campaigned in other offshore races as SFS II, skippered by Lionel P\u00e9an.
\n\u201cWe bought it after the loss of the former Abu Dhabi in a fire,\u201d recalls Schwartz. \u201cThis boat is one of the first \u2018big\u2019 boats I had the chance to sail on.
\nPhoto: Dan Armstrong\/PUMA Ocean Racing\/Volvo Ocean Race\/Getty
\n\u201cFirst, I think it had one of the most impressive decorations ever, with that octopus and puma embracing the boat. But also she was so powerful that helming this boat, I was feeling that nothing wrong could happen, we were never broaching.
\n\u201cWe did some nice races with SFS \u2013 one of my best memories is sailing the VO70 in front of Sainte-Sophie [grand mosque] on the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Insane! It was also the project where I started to work with Fran\u00e7ois Duguet, and I\u2019m happy to be working with him again, as he is now the boat captain of Sodebo Ultim 3.\u201d
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VO70 Mar Mostro \/ Puma Specifications:
\nTop speed: 35+ knots
\nLOA: 21.5m\/70ft 60in
\nLaunched: 2011
\nBerths: 6
\nPrice (used): \u20ac150-300,000
\nAdrenalin factor: 85%
\nBenjamin Schwartz was co-skipper and navigator on the Jules Verne-winning Sodebo. Photo: Sailing Energy\/The Ocean Race<\/p>\n
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We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our time. Benjamin Schwartz nominates the VO70 Mar MostroMar Mostro. Photo: Dan Armstrong\/PUMA Ocean Racing\/Volvo Ocean Race\/GettyThe VO70 Mar Mostro \/ Puma was … <\/p>\n