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When you want to stay in places, then the whole game changes,” he observes. “You go when the weather tells you and you have the time to really embed yourself in places like the upper reaches of rivers. Pete Goss has time for every passer-by. He answers all their questions and invites one man on board to look around. He listens to descriptions of their own boats and sailing history, but he doesn’t counter with his own. Pete Goss is one of the humblest people you could ever meet, and you might never realise the full story: this boat is the creation of one of Britain’s most heroic ocean racing sailors. I’ve done all the races I wanted to do. When I think of the Vendée Globe, [a campaign] is four to five years in the grind of the sponsorship and the business. The sailing didn’t quite offset that price for me, partly because I have such a diverse life. You are gifted such a small amount of life, just 11 hours per day to invest in something. I have already scratched that itch.” The little boat rows beautifully, according to Pete, and has a lug rig for sailing. It was built from a local mould. “One of the old fishermen said it came from the best of the boats that went out from Cawsand and Kingsand to the old [trading] luggers,” he says. Bennett flew out to Brazil in March to inspect the damage. “It’s pretty sad, really. The boat’s completely flooded. There’s only about an inch of freeboard. I had to step down into it from the dinghy. The mast was broken at the second set of spreaders.” The boat had been holed in several places, below the waterline at the bow and along the topsides. “There was heavy damage all along the side. Something had cut into the unidirectional fibres in the hull and in parts had punctured it. Some of the keel bulkheads have also given way now. The upshot is the boat is trashed.”
A board closes off the transom between the two lifting rudders and hinges down to become a boarding platform, or can be dropped into the water to act as a ladder. Like so many details on Oddity it is simple, inexpensive, clever and totally foolproof.
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As for whether I'd recommend AQ or Silver? For powerhouse fans, I would definitely go for Silver, by far. Silver is very woody and spicy, and if it weren't so dry and transparent, I'd call it a powerhouse. It's got some balls. I infer that is why Chanel artfully ensures there is an accent over the e. It implies a different pronunciation and association with the word jardin/garden. This fragrance is meant to evoke a fantasy garden of white flowers much as Shalimar was a fantasy scent in the same decade. It could hardly be less like the pressured, high-cost, high-tech, high-profile world of yacht racing where Pete Goss made his name. But he insists he doesn’t miss any of that. There are clues to Pete Goss’s racing history in the details of Oddity. The twin rudders and daggerboards are reminiscent of his Open 50 Aqua Quorum, which he raced round the world in the 1996/97 Vendée Globe.
A few years ago, this wasn’t even on the horizon. In 2017 they launched Pearl, a Garcia 45 Exploration named to commemorate their 30th wedding anniversary, and set off across the Atlantic with the intention of sailing slowly round the world through the Tropics. The closer to Christmas it gets, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee delivery times due to couriers work load increasing. In its way, the eccentric-looking Oddity is the expression of sufficiency, yet it manages to be one of the boldest little yachts you’re likely to come across. Who else could it be for other than a pair of unconventional free-thinkers? Alright, I've just worn Aqua Quorum for about ten hours, and my opinion is that it's an okay scent - nothing great, nothing awful, nothing unique about it. However, I do think this is one that's going to grow on me the more I wear it. I don't regret buying it. I like Cool Water a lot better because I think CW smells less "sporty" than AQ, and I think CW is better balanced. What I like most about AQ is the drydown, which is very aromatic, woody and spicy, and just smells good. Longevity is also excellent - I can still smell it on me now.Puig is a brand builder specializing in translating fashion brands images into the world of perfume! Since then his projects have been on both a huge scale and also very small. He is still, rightly, most famous (and revered in France) for his Vendée Globe in the 50ft Aqua Quorum, when he battled upwind in the Southern Ocean to rescue fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli from his upturned hull. Goss returned to a hero’s welcome and was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur medal. Oddity is large enough to live on, but handy for two to sail and small enough to go through the French canals. Pete had never owned a gaff rigged yacht before, but this sail plan allows all the spars to be lowered by hand and fit within its overall length.
A crucial event in the 1980s was signing the contract with Carolina Herrera to create and market all her fragrances. The success with her perfumes spread into the area of fashion industry and the company started producing Herrera’s fashion. In late 1990 one of the first celebrities who created their personal fragrances, Antonio Banderas, formed an agreement for production with Puig. The company’s business grew more and more and they turned on acquiring even more brands and expanding the portfolio of their products. They moved on with Nina Ricci in 1998. Pete Goss planned Oddity to be the perfect yacht for the kind of cruising he aims to do. Photo: Lloyd Images We sat down with a glass of wine and drew the boat,” says Pete. There was no CAD software or computer modelling involved; they simply pooled their joint knowledge and “hundreds of years of experience in different boats.” Our liability is limited and excluded to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law. We will In 1988, Pete raced a 26ft catamaran, Cornish Meadow, in the Carlsberg Single-Handed Transatlantic Race. In 1990 he was taken on by Chay Blyth as a training skipper for the British Steel Challenge, a hugely ambitious westabout round the world race for amateurs. Pete raced as skipper of Hofbräu Lager, finishing 3rd.If you peep into the forecabin, you may see what could be a manifesto for this boat, and indeed for life. It’s a quote from Dr Seuss, printed on a cushion on the double bed. ‘Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.’ Pete Goss’ unique sailing history But first of all, a homogeneous start has to be coped with. Lemon, which is more reminiscent of lemon balm, blends with the moss to create a slightly cheap looking after shave like you've smelled a thousand times before. No trace of citric freshness. We search in vain for grapefruit and lavender, while the rose geranium slowly but surely spreads through our nose. This then also gives the blue-yellow brew a pleasant unobtrusiveness which, becoming ever softer and spicier, dares to last a few hours. This fragrance deserves to be viewed through the lens of its time. It is a beautiful Chanel scent and dries down on me to that delicious “chanelade” that is a thread running through their finest scents. I stand behind the concept that there is a larger story behind Chanel Gardenia that indicates a soliflore or scent match wasn’t what they were going for. I also notice you left off the accent on the e in the name of this scent which is critical in fully comprehending the scent. It is GARDéNIA (gardén-ya). A fantasy white floral garden scent – never intended to smell just like gardenia. Pete and Tracey Goss were always jointly committed to these exploits. They first met as youngsters at Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club near Plymouth, when Pete needed a crew for his Mirror dinghy. After school, Pete worked on a salvage tug, then joined the Royal Marines. On a bus one night he bumped into Tracey again. She was about to turn 21, and when Pete discovered she had no special plans to celebrate, he invited her out. The couple have been married for over 35 years, and have two adult sons, a daughter, and now a toddler granddaughter.
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