• Norwegian sailing boat circled the North Pole

Super Yacht Times said that Finnish boatmaker Baltic's 112-foot (37.5 meter) superyacht Canova will be circumnavigating the world in classic style.

The Italian owner intents on making the passage with the minimum number of port stopovers. The challenge for the Finnish boat builder was to incorporate sufficient storage capacity without compromising the high levels of performance which have become the trademark of every Baltic yacht.

"The yard already had a good relationship with the owner from Italy and he has been very specific about that he wanted to get sufficient water and fuel capacity for some proper, ocean-going, long-distance sailing", Kenneth Nyfelt, Sales Manager at Baltic Yachts, told Super Yacht Times.

"During his voyage he wants to remain as independent as possible from needing to refuel and restock the boat in harbours and marinas.”