We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Gilles Martin-Raget nominates Wally 143 Esense\u201c[The Wally 143 is] the most incredible yacht I have had the privilege to shoot and to witness\u2026 the length, the design, the power, the elegance.
\n\u201cMaybe meeting this beautiful yacht in very particular circumstances helped influence my choice. I had the privilege to shoot it for Wally after it was just launched in the Kornati Islands off Croatia,\u201d says world-renowned photographer Gilles Martin-Raget of the Wally 143, his pick for world\u2019s coolest yacht.
\n\u201cIt was in advance of the tourist season and we literally had the archipelago to ourselves for three days.
\nPhoto: Gilles Martin-Raget
\n\u201cFollowing the mood Wally had been creating, the captain was all dressed in white, alone at the helm on the yacht during the shooting, which gives it the scale and adds to the pureness.
\n\u201cWhen you are on board it\u2019s just another world. To top off the shoot, when we finished, I remember asking for the wheel for a few minutes.
\n\u201cSailing this very sensitive monster with this huge, totally silent and empty deck was a truly unforgettable experience.\u201d
\nWally 143 stats rating:
\nTop speed: 24 knots
\nLOA: 44m\/143ft
\nLaunched: 2006
\nBerths: 14
\nPrice: undisclosed
\nAdrenalin factor: 70%
\nGilles Martin-Raget
\nWhen Bruno Troubl\u00e9\u2019s France III team was knocked out of America\u2019s Cup trials in 1983, crewmember Gilles Martin-Raget remained in Newport to cover the historic win of Australia II. He\u2019s covered every Cup since, has become the go-to photographer for many yacht brands and magazines and recently won Mirabaud\u2019s photo of the century award.<\/p>\n
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We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Gilles Martin-Raget nominates Wally 143 Esense\u201c[The Wally 143 is] the most incredible yacht I have had the privilege to … <\/p>\n