We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Yachting photographer Rick Tomlinson nominates Jolie Brise.Jolie Brise, the only boat to win the Fastnet Race three times. Photo: \u201cThis choice is made out respect for the boat (and crew),\u201d says Rick Tomlinson. \u201cThere is nothing new in sailing, it\u2019s all been done before by someone. Jolie Brise is over 100 years old but has much in common with the latest trends in yacht design \u2013 a long bowsprit, loose-luffed furling headsails and a fathead mainsail (that\u2019s supported by a gaff rather than carbon battens).
\nPipe smoking appears de rigueur among the Jolie Brise crew in the 1930s
\n\u201cI have photographed Jolie Brise many times but when skipper Toby Marris asked me if I could get a shot of her rounding the Rock in the 2013 Fastnet Race I voiced my concern that they were likely to round in the dark. His response was: \u2018No problem, we can sail over a week before, do the pictures, then sail back and do the race!\u2019\u201d
\nThat photoshoot was to commemorate the 100th birthday of Jolie Brise. She won the very first Fastnet Race in 1925 and is still constantly sailing. Owned by Dauntsey\u2019s School, she is crewed by students who regularly sail her across oceans.
\nJolie Brise Stats rating:
\nTop speed: 15.5 knots
\nLOA: 17.06m
\nLaunched: 1913
\nBerths: 12
\nPrice: Unknown
\nAdrenalin factor: 75%
\nRick Tomlinson
\nRick Tomlinson is one of the world\u2019s most pre-eminent yachting photographers. He began racing as crew on board Simon Le Bon\u2019s Drum in the 1985 Whitbread Round the World Race, where he pioneered onboard shooting styles including long exposure night images. He sailed in four Whitbreads and has since photographed Volvo Ocean Races, America\u2019s Cups, and yachting expeditions all over the world.<\/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. Yachting photographer Rick Tomlinson nominates Jolie Brise.Jolie Brise, the only boat to win the Fastnet Race three times. Photo: \u201cThis choice … <\/p>\n