The yawl “Capricia” was built in 1963 at the Bengt Plym shipyard in Sweden, on a project by Sparkman & Stephens, the world famous yacht design firm. The vessel is entirely made of wood: white oak for the structure, mahogany for the planking, teak for the deck, Canadian spruce for the masts.
The
Agnelli family bought it in 1971 and the boat went through a thorough renovation of the interior, which included the creation of an unusual bathroom with a large bathtub. In 1993, the Fondazione Agnelli gave the Capricia as a present to the Italian Navy, and she has been used since as a training vessel for the young officers of our Naval Academy.
See also:
Ojalà II
External links:
Agnelli (Wikipedia) -
Capricia - Design 1645 (Sparkman & Stephens)
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11 comments:
That is beautiful boat.
Lucky owners.
Looks great, both the boat and the activity.
Bath tub! Bath tub! How decadent is that? :-)
It is a fine boat. Is the bathtub still on the boat?
That is like a piece of art.
VP, these are great photos of a stunningly beautiful sailboat. Wooden boats, despite their maintenance problems, have always been close to my heart.
What a handsome boat.
Wood is beautiful, and there is nothing more beautiful than a boat made of wood.
It must be strange to sit in a bathtub while at sea.
The first composition is my favorite, so lovely day and the boat is beautiful!
So nice to see people enjoying the good weather!
Léia
I wouldn't mind that one... ;-)
I wouldn't mind being there right now.
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