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This summer the tennis player Rafa Nadal possibly fulfill one of the few child dreams has yet: sailing with all your friends on your own yacht. Manacor, with 14 Grand Slam and Balearic behind on all four sides, in recent weeks counting the days left to come to Palma your new boat.
This Friday, they passed a few minutes the ten o'clock, entered the Yacht Club of Porto Cristo (Palma) Nadal the last whim. It is a signature model Monte Carlo Yachts of 23 meters. A boat with which you can drop anchor in the best beaches of Ibiza and Formentera without problems of space on board.
"He's always talking that wants to buy a boat. He loves fishing and waterskiing" highlighted Maribel Nadal, sister of tennis, Britain's Daily Mail in 2012. So far Nadal family boat available Avanti, a model of the shipyard Italian Fairline 62 feet for a few months looking for a new owner.
The new yacht Rafa Nadal, Friday, at the Yacht Club of Porto Cristo. | H.S.El new yacht Rafa Nadal, Friday, at the Yacht Club of Porto Cristo. | H.S. Last September, before leaving for the Davis Cup in Denmark, Rafa Nadal moved with his girlfriend, Xisca Perello, Cannes (France) to attend the boat show in the French city. This exhibition, which the player knows and who also attended in 2014, meets every season more than 600 large boats on the water.
In the Costa Azul the couple knew firsthand the model Monte Carlo Yachts 76, one of the most successful yachts Beneteau French group that manufactures in Monfalcone (Italy). Their boats have a classic cut, away from the glitz that demand some customers to other nautical firms, and resist bravely over time. Each year only 40 boats, with lengths of 19-32 meters, see the light under the seal of Monte Carlo Yachts. In the case of MCY 76, provided on request and from 2.9 million euros.
Closed doors, the MYC 76 is configured to suit the owner under the baton of prestigious design studio Nuvolari and Lenard. A model designed to sail with family and friends, as every year takes Rafa Nadal during your holiday, allowing you to choose a configuration of three or four cabins with private bathroom. Also, you need a reduced crew of two people in their journeys.
The new yacht Rafa Nadal, Friday, at the Yacht Club of Porto Cristo. | H.S.El new yacht Rafa Nadal, Friday, at the Yacht Club of Porto Cristo. | H.S. also highlights the large aft deck and flybrigde size that allows to receive more guests than other boats of similar length board. A space that is complemented by a large dining room and kitchen easy transit. All this, together with a sharp bow with great chill out in the final stretch.
A curious fact is the name that has been christened the yacht. Some owners choose to join the initials of his name with that of his wife aft, other owners are committed to show off their athletic nickname and in the case of Rafa Nadal has opted for a historical character as Beethoven. The name already looked Friday about the area Bathtub MCY76.
On the technical aparatado, Monte Carlo Yachts has revolutionized European industry by reducing the final weight of manufacturing large boats by 40% by applying lines of production materials such as carbon or kevlar. This allows the boat to enjoy a range of 310 miles and a top speed of 32 knots.
Rafa Nadal, captain and sailor [Photo from the news] Rafa Nadal's penchant for the sea is one of the best known. Last year, at the scale of ocean race Volvo Ocean Race in Abu Dhabi, the Spaniard visited the Spanish crew of Mapfre, who shares sponsorship, and knew how are VO65 boats. "I know a little boat, I am passionate about the sea, I'm from Mallorca and my whole life has always been closely related to the sea," admitted Nadal.
And a year earlier, before the 2014 tournament in Monte Carlo, Nadal is also sheathed classic white monkey sailor to share a day of sailing on board the yacht Tuiga. This vessel, owned today by Albert of Monaco, was manufactured in 1909 and competed in the best races of the early twentieth century with the Hispania of Alfonso XII.