Nicorette (1996 yacht)

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Nicorette (also known as Skandia) is a {{convert|24.5|m}} Ericsson 80 yacht.

Career

Nicorette won Round Gotland Race and broke the record as the fastest monohull yacht over the Atlantic.{{cite web|author=Nilsson-Kjell |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/nicorette-vann-latt/ |title="Nicorette" vann lätt |publisher=Dagens Nyheter |date= |access-date=2016-07-10}} She broke the 92-year-old record of Atlantic in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/05/25/nicorettes-dash-across-atlantic-breaks-atlantics-1905-record/ |title=Nicorette's dash across Atlantic breaks Atlantic's 1905 record - tribunedigital-baltimoresun |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=1997-05-25 |access-date=2016-07-10}}

Nicorette was later renamed Skandia and competed in the Adecco World Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.adecco-championship.com/uk/ingvall.html |title=Adecco World Championship: Skippers |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2000-12-07 |accessdate=2016-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001207205000/http://www.adecco-championship.com/uk/ingvall.html |archivedate=2000-12-07 }}

See also

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