We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Before it was lost in a shipping accident, top racing navigator Nacho Postigo had picked the 130ft custom racer-cruiser My Song. \u201cWhat I love about My Song is the fact that somebody has been brave and said OK, I want to go cruising, I want to have comfort, but let\u2019s make sure this boat is fast,\u201d explained Nacho Postigo, then navigator on the Baltic 130\u00a0My Song.
\nThe Reichel\/Pugh and Nauta-designed, Baltic Yachts-built My Song weighed in at just over 105 tonnes fully loaded, around half that of many superyachts of a similar size. Together with a 7m draught and a lifting propeller, this luxurious racer showed a genuine turn of speed and\u00a0My Song\u2019s\u00a0victories included line honours in the RORC Transatlantic Race in 2018.
\nIn 2019 My Song\u00a0was being shipped between regattas in the Mediterranean when the cradle it was on broke, and the yacht fell off its transport ship into the sea. It was recovered but later declared a total loss.
\nMy Song remains one of the biggest true high performance racer-cruisers ever built.
\n\u201cEven if it doesn\u2019t show from the outside, it\u2019s a pure cruising boat. Nothing has been neglected for comfort: the interior decoration, the systems \u2013 we have even have sparkling water in the taps. It\u2019s amazing,\u201d said Postigo in 2018.
\n\u201cYou totally forget what you are driving, it\u2019s like helming a TP52,\u201d he added with a big grin.
\nStats rating My Song
\nTop speed: 26.5 knots
\nLOA: 39.62m
\nLaunched: 2016
\nBerths: 8 + 6
\nPrice: Undisclosed
\nAdrenalin factor: 75%
\nNacho Postigo
\nNacho Postigo is one of the world\u2019s top racing navigators, in demand on yachts ranging from J Class to TP52s and Maxis. In his mid-40s, he also swapped the luxury of superyacht sailing to fulfill a lifetime dream to race in the gruelling single-handed Mini Transat in 2015 on his yacht Vamos Vamos. More recently he won the Supermaxi division of 2018\u2019s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup navigating the J Class Topaz.<\/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. Before it was lost in a shipping accident, top racing navigator Nacho Postigo had picked the 130ft custom racer-cruiser My Song. … <\/p>\n