CIAO GIANNI From the Boat International article by David Pelly Gliding effortlessly across Portisco Bay at 10 knots in a gentle breeze of around 8 knots, the 18.28 metre daysailer Ciao Gianni seems almost like a ghost ship. She sails in compete silence with...
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CIAO GIANNI From the Boat International article by David Pelly Gliding effortlessly across Portisco Bay at 10 knots in a gentle breeze of around 8 knots, the 18.28 metre daysailer Ciao Gianni seems almost like a ghost ship. She sails in compete silence with her slim, all-white hull leaving barely a mark on the water but most strangely of all, there is just one man aboard, sitting at the leeside helm position and doing nothing more energetic than steering. That man is Jack Setton and Ciao Gianni is his latest attempt to experience the pure pleasure of sailing and the sea, with the least possible distraction. To achieve this Nirvana-like state of simplicity is certainly not easy and required a great deal of thought and hard work by the designer, Frers, the builder Multiplast and of course by Setton himself. The design is not influenced by any kind of rating rule and is not even intended to be used for racing so it is fascinating to see what resulted from giving the designer a ‘blank shee
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