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Solo (yacht)
''Solo'' is an Australian ex-ocean racing yacht, winning over 80 races during her eight-year racing career, all on the east coast of Australia. ''Solo'' has circumnavigated the world three times, circumnavigated Australia twice and was charted for two Antarctic expeditions. All of these achievements plus many more have earned her the title "The lady of the sea".
== History ==
''Solo'' was built in 1955 in a Sydney ironworks factory by a Swiss engineer named Vic Meyer from Solothurn, Switzerland. It took two years to build ''Solo''; Meyer and his son, Vic Meyer, Jr. did almost all of the work themselves.
The boat was designed by naval architect Alan Payne, who also designed Australia's first America's Cup challenger ''Gretel'' and ''Gretel II''. When ''Solo'' was designed she was designed for cruising, but when Meyer tested her on her first sea trial Meyer saw that she was an extremely fast boat, so he decided to do some race sailing with her; from here on Meyer and ''Solo'' become recognized around the world for their feats and adventures.
''Solo''s racing career lasted for eight years (1955 to 1963). During that time ''Solo'' had won over 80 different races, never finishing worse than fourth place. Some of the more well-known races she won include winning the Rolex Sydney to Hobart four times, the Brisbane to Gladstone five times as well as a Trans Tasman Auckland to Sydney race. Unfortunately for Meyer, after winning all of those races nobody wanted to race ''Solo'' because they knew they didn't stand a chance because of her sleek lines, so Meyer started to lack the competition, he was also getting old in age, he was already 50 by the time he stated racing ''Solo'', so he gave up racing after becoming a life member of the cruising yacht club of Australia and decided to do some cruising.
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