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  • by Sam Fortescue
  • 11 Sept, 2017

Sailing the Feadship Dojo

On the trail of the story of the 1981 Feadship Dojo, which has just been radically refitted for a new owner.
The yacht now lives in Monaco, where I was able to meet the owner, refit team and crew before cruising from Port Hercules round to Villefranche.
She had her old rounded stern cut off and replaced with something a bit more practical, including a big bathing platform. New bigger stabilisers were put in, and she has been largely relooked on the inside.
Read all about the two year project in an upcoming issue of Boat International magazine
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