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The Rothschild family’s sailing story was driven by a single obsession: speed. That pursuit has set new nautical benchmarks across generations, beginning in late 19th century with The Gitana. On one memorable run, Baroness Julie de Rothschild took the helm of the 80-foot Thornycroft-built steamboat on Lake Geneva and pushed it to 20.5 knots. While modest by today’s standards, the figure was record-breaking then and enough to earn her recognition as the fastest woman in…
