Fleury Michon (yacht)

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Fleury Michon was a 75-foot waterline length trimaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]. Sail Performance. Camden, Maine: International Marine/McGraw Hill. p. 4.