At the last Sydney Boat Show, crossing the footbridge overlooking Darling Harbour, it wasn’t the huge mast of Team Australia, the former Orma trimaran Banque Populaire, which immediately attracted everyone’s attention, like a magnet. It was a catamaran ‘just’ 47 feet long. We quickly learned that it was called ‘Ricochet’ and, guided by Franck Hobson, its owner-skipper, we discovered an absolutely superb sailing boat, a genuine work of art, where the word perfection has guided the realization of every square millimeter of deck, every micro-detail of the accommodation.
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François Trégouët
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From high up on Pyrmont Bridge, we were firstly struck by the incredibly fluid design. On any other boat, the coachroof’s round portholes with decreasing diameters could appear dated. Here they confirm the impression that here we are dealing with something different, unknown until now, a Un-identified Floating Object. The integral pearl grey paint refines its lines, blends its interior spaces, captures and reflects the light. Down on the pontoon, at the foot of the sugar scoop, we felt almost intimidated! The pearl non-slip seems to envelop perfectly the shapes originally designed by Ian Farri…
