RED SPIRIT

She’s not the most recent launch from Spirit Yachts, but the Spirit 63DH yawl remains one of our favourites, for her sheer good looks, performance, as well as the nature of her build and the simple, shorthanded way she can be sailed. Spirits are certainly eye-catching on the water and down below they’re a work of art. After featuring in another James Bond movie, Spirit celebrated 2022 with its own regatta and meanwhile the factory is as busy as ever. It’s a great British design and manufacturring story that continues apace.