Coolest Boat on Planet Earth

François Gabart and SVR-Lazartigue heroes had set their sights on Francis Joyon's 7 year record...then 'ping' it's all over...

Mega-multis have fascinated me for decades. I guess sailing a dinghy alongside the all-yellow Paragon in the late 1980’s as I made my way past Berthon Boatyard to the quay was the first experience whilst the likes of Alien had the skipper and crew’s names emblazoned on the coach-deck and I just thought that was cool. Both look dated designs now when I look back, but at the time they were the cutting-edge and still pretty cool today.