IL MORO DI VENEZIA III,
won the International Class "A" Yachting Association (ICAYA) World Championship title in 1988, skippered by none other than Paul Cayard. In 1989 she came in second in the same series after another famous Italian maxi, Longobarda.

IL MORO DI VENEZIA IX
(ex. Windward Passage II) was launched in 1988 as the first carbon kevlar maxi. She participated in two ICAYA races that same year before returning home to Australia, winning in Hawaii and placing second after IL MORO DI VENEZIA III in St.Thomas.

 
These two renowned German Frers IOR maxis are now available for private, corporate and racing charters. They are based in Oslo but can cater to your sailing fantasies anywhere in Scandinavia between May and October. Here is an opportunity to be one of the very first boats across virtually any finish line.

Each yacht carries a crew of six professional sailors and can accomodate up to eighteen guests on passages. Charter one of these maxis for an exhilarating sailing experience, or challenge a friend or an affiliate to the race of a lifetime by pitting these two thoroughbred sailing machines against each other.