Pen duick is a name steeped in history and remarkable events. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. First a boat, built in 1898 by a scottish, william fife. Eric tabarly thus chose to build a new fibreglass hull, using pen duick as a male mould. Eric tabarly project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Oc sport pen duick, the french subsidiary of oc sport, is focused on the creation and organisation of ocean races. En route to the fife regatta in scotland, pen duick is about to lose her skipper, frances greatestever yachtsman by christian fevrier, translated by dan houston. Pen duick vi by tabarly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pen duick is the name best known for a series of ocean racing yachts sailed by french yachtsman eric tabarly. Meaning coal tit in breton it was the name tabarly s father gave to the 1898 fife gaff cutter he purchased, and that his son learned to sail. He thereafter used the name for a series of successful racing yachts through the 60s and 70s. Pen duick was named since 1935, is a cutter drawn in 1898 by william fife iii, famous naval. Eric tabarly describes the conception and performances of pen duick iii, iv and v, which followed the comparatively conventional, but much experimented on pen duick ii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.