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.
The *Mercury*, Stavros Niarchos's 50-knot, jet-engined yacht, speeds across the choppy sea off Antibes in 1961, leaving a prominent white wake. Built by Vosper, the sleek vessel with its dark hull and light superstructure was capable of remarkable speed, having made the 500km journey from Barcelona to Antibes in under six hours. A few people are visible on the flybridge, with a hazy, tree-covered hillside rising from the water in the background.
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