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This three masted schooner was originally named 'Jessica', owned by an Argentine, and rigged with square sails on her foremast and with a significantly shorter length overall in comparison to her 212'(65m) now. In the mid-late 1980's she was bought by Alan Bond who used her as a promotional tool and consequently named the yacht after his beer, 'XXXX'. Around 1989 XXXX was bought by a Spanish family, who employed Paul Goss as the Captain who undertook a massive project in refining her looks, working with the expertise of the naval architect Gerard Dijkstra. The subsequent refit included cutting the hull in half and adding a section, creating a different underwater configuration and lengthening her spas. Since then 'Adix' has been around the world a number of times turning heads wherever she sails. She attended the Fife Regatta on the Clyde in 2003 and 2008 with her 'tender', 'The Lady Anne'. She is currently based out of Valencia and continues to have a busy programme(2009). |
| Name: | Adix |
| Class: |
Schooner |
| Designer(s): |
Arthur Holgate / Gerard Dijkstra |
| Type of Boat: | 3 Masted Gaff Schooner |
| Year Built: | 1984 |
| Built by: | Astilleros de Palma |
| LOA m / ft: | 64.9m / 212' |
| LOD m / ft: | 56m / 185' |
| LWL m / ft: | / |
| Beam m / ft: | 8.7m / 28' 4" |
| Draft m / ft: | 5m / 15' |
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| Construction: |
Steel hull with teak decks and alloy masts. The three gaffs and mizzen boom have a carbon-fibre ring under the tradional wood for much needed strength for this powerful rig. |
| Other: | Displacement: 370 tonnes |
