The Ultimate Flagship?
Following the well-deserved success of the Alegria 67, Fountaine Pajot has launched its largest model ever. For the group, which has become a key player in recreational boat building, this is the very first foray into the world of superyachts. An audacious gamble, all the more so as it precedes by two years the project of the brand’s major competitor Lagoon - whose Eighty 2 will be revealed at the Cannes Yachting Festival this September. Will the Thíra 80 be followed by an even bigger multiyacht? While we wait for an answer to this question, we got the chance to sail one on the French Riviera, between Cannes and Monaco.
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Test location: MonacoConditions: 10 knots of wind, sea state smooth A major first at the Monaco Yacht Show: the Fountaine Pajot group presented a catamaran there for the very first time. The flagship of the manufacturer’s sailing yacht range didn’t necessarily stand out from the crowd in the prestigious Port Hercule, though we were in the midst of some of the most extraordinary superyachts on the planet… The Thíra 80’s sleek hulls, imposing stature fitting perfectly on its floats, and vertiginous mast do, however, make it eye-catching. “It’s a cathedral on the water,” says the Cypriot owner, w…
