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Nicorette (1996 yacht)

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Nicorette
Other namesSkandia
Nation Sweden
Designer(s)Bruce Farr
Racing career
SkippersLudde Ingvall

Nicorette (also known as Skandia) is a 24.5 metres (80 ft) Ericsson 80 yacht.

Career

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Nicorette won Round Gotland Race and broke the record as the fastest monohull yacht over the Atlantic.[1] She broke the 92-year-old record of Atlantic in 1997.[2]

Nicorette was later renamed Skandia and competed in the Adecco World Championships.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nilsson-Kjell. ""Nicorette" vann lätt". DN.SE. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ "Nicorette's dash across Atlantic breaks Atlantic's 1905 record - tribunedigital-baltimoresun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 1997-05-25. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  3. ^ "Adecco World Championship: Skippers". Web.archive.org. 2000-12-07. Archived from the original on 2000-12-07. Retrieved 2016-07-10.