The yacht was built in 1927 at Camper & Nicholsons in Gosport , England for Alex Smith Cochrane . During the Second World War, the schooner was confiscated by the British and used as an auxiliary ship in Scottish waters. After the war she was decommissioned and was in the shipyard until 1951. Then she went to the Greek shipowner Stavros Niarchos and was used, among other things, for the Tall Ships Regatta Torbay - Lisbon .
In 1980 the ship was sold to the Danish nautical school in Nyborg . This carried out training trips with it. It was also given the name Mistral at short notice . The elegant yacht furnishings were sacrificed to school operations, which meant that the regular crew of twelve could look after 38 trainees, including young people who were difficult to train.
In 1983 the Creole was in a very poor condition, after which it was bought by the Italian fashion designer Maurizio Gucci . He invested two million pounds in the refurbishment and refurbishment as a luxury yacht.
description
The three-mast staysail schooner has a hull made of steel ribs covered with 10 cm thick teak planks. Below the waterline, the hull is covered with copper plates. Up to 10 sails with an area of 2040 m 2 are carried on the three masts .
literature
Otmar Schäuffelen, Herbert Böhm: The last great sailing ships . Bielefeld 2010. ISBN 978-3-7688-3191-8
