We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Paul Larsen nominates the International Moth\u201cThere are so many boats out there that have cool aspects and yet remain horribly compromised or are no longer relevant. After a ridiculous amount of consideration (and excluding our own creations) I have to go for the foiling International Moth,\u201d says the world\u2019s fastest sailor, Paul Larsen.
\n\u201cLike foiling or not, you can\u2019t shoot the messenger! As a cool boat it stands on its own, and for what it has since inspired.
\nThe International Moth has done more than any class to raise the profile of sailing hydrofoils. Photo: Thierry Martinez\/Sea&Co
\n\u201cThe concept just works so well. Its performance and accessibility inspired sailors, backyard builders, designers and performance sailing in general.
\n\u201cBuy a good one to race at your club or against the best of the best.
\n\u201cThis little foiler came to the local skiff\/cat party and smacked all the old cool kids down. Things change when that happens.\u201d
\nMake sure you check out our full list of Coolest Yachts.
\nInternational Moth stats rating:
\nTop speed: 30.7kn
\nLOA: 3.4m
\nLaunched: 1971
\nBerths: 0
\nPrice: \u20ac20,000
\nAdrenalin factor: 90%
\nPaul Larsen
\nAustralian Paul Larsen is the world\u2019s fastest sailor. In 2012 he sailed Vestas Sailrocket II to a sailing speed record of 65.45 knots.
\nHis first taste of multihull speed was in the Eighties, delivering the 86ft Commodore Explorer to Japan with Skip Novak.
\nHe competed in major ocean racing events before developing Sailrocket to make its record-breaking run.<\/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. Paul Larsen nominates the International Moth\u201cThere are so many boats out there that have cool aspects and yet remain horribly compromised … <\/p>\n