The Fortuna III is a yacht owned and operated by the

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. The ship was designed by naval architect

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, and she is built in

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. ''Fortuna III'' set the sailing record of 24 hours and two minutes between

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and

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in 2009, at an average speed of 10.5 knots.Fortuna III pulverises the record between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata
13 February 2009. Sailingrecords.com

References

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