50-knot jet-engined Vosper-built yacht Mercury of Stavros Niarchos. Made the 500km from Barcelona to antibes in less than six hours. Antibes 1961.

Stavros Niarchos’s 50-knot, jet-engined yacht *Mercury* cuts through the choppy water off Antibes in 1961, creating a prominent white wake. The sleek, Vosper-built vessel had just completed the 500km journey from Barcelona in under six hours. It features a dark hull and lighter superstructure, where a few people are visible on the upper deck. A smaller tender is secured at the stern, flying a flag against the backdrop of a hazy, mountainous coastline.

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