The Independence is a 52ft pearl of the Ocean. She accommodates for Photo and Tv Productions, Family Holidays, Honeymoons, Exploration cruises for researchers and investors to the far corners in South East Asia... Her exceptional finish is worthy of a King and the Service from her crew goes parallel. If they ever write the ultimate book on yacht racing, there’s going to be one name that's gonna get lots of mention — Doug Peterson. This guy, the designer of such famous boats as Ganbare, Scarlet O'Hara, Eclips, Perfect Stranger, Cheetah, and of course, the legendary series of Williwas (four in total), has been one of the dominant forces in racing yacht design the last 15 years. Not only have his designs won their world titles in every IOR ton class, but also too many: winner two American Cup with New Zeland Team, Luis Vitton CupAdmiral's Cups, Sardinia Cups, Clipper Cups etc., to list. Doug Peterson is, without doubt, one of the hottest of the hot! Now take a designer like Doug Peterson, sit him down at a drawing table and say; "Design us the ultimate cruising boat." And that is exactly what Hans Christian Yacht did, and this is what Hans Christian Yacht did, and this is what the Master came up with -- the new Christina 52. The design commission gave me a free hand to design a 48-52 foot hight-performance cruising boat that would be easy to sail and to maintain. I have designed the Christina 52 to have great speed with a very comfortable motion and it is designed as a pure ...