IKRA is living proof of the 12-Metre as the most sustainable and versatile of America’s Cup classes. She has enjoyed many lives and fame in different theatres: as a state-of-the-art racer that very nearly became - perhaps should have been - the Cup challenger against CONSTELLATION at Newport in 1964; as a successful cruiser/racer through the years when that’s what 12-Metres did – and did very well; and as one of the two yachts that started - as a gentlemen’s challenge - that most ethereal of regatta movements, La Nioulargue, now Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Great care has been taken in current ownership to honour IKRA’s legacy with the ability to play all her roles to the best: a removable interior and alternate rigs that allow participation as a 'Straight' Twelve in the increasingly active International Twelve Metre Class events worldwide; participation in the Classic Division at the Mediterranean’s vibrant CIM classic regattas; and a custom, cut down cruising rig for true short-handed family cruising. It’s said of many large classics that they can be short-handed, but IKRA really can, and is. IKRA is particularly well placed to participate in some major up coming Mediterranean 12-Metre/ America's Cup events, including the 2023 European Championship, pencilled-in for Cannes in September, the 2024 World Championship in the south of France, and the America's Cup 12-Metre Regatta at Barcelona in October 2024. She is also classed in France as 'Bateau d’intérêt patrimonial'. We usually hesitate to use the word iconic, but IKRA truly is.
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