Geist vs Gaia: Spirit Superyacht Match Race

Two 100ft+ sailing superyachts went head to head in a two-day match racing challenge in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Two days, two yachts, six races amongst 30,000 islands.

Watch the video to hear from the owner of Geist on his motivation for issuing the challenge and how the racing unfolded with close up shots of all the action on the water.

Video credit: Luke Dorey

[shaneriehl]

Amazing yachts. I’m so happy that people are still striving to combine such incredible beauty along with performance.

[Tommy]

Magnificent design, construction, craftsmanship. Treasures for generations to come.

[angusdenny]

Absolutely fantastic! and well shot . I wished this was an hour long video. Cheers.

[thomaselliott]

"Modern classic" video production too! Do you think people have such short attention spans they cannot focus for more than 3 seconds? By the way, the interior looks awful.