Boat captains have come to rely on electronic navigational instruments over the years and the new LCD displays have been both a blessing and bane. The touch screen technology enables users to quickly find out where they are, where the fish are or how deep the waters are.

However, all this information is rendered useless when sun glare is overwhelming the display and the captain can’t read the screen. The glare bouncing off the screen into the eyes also causes headaches. Even when there is a canopy to shade the instrument there is always sunlight bouncing off the chrome or other materials to make it hard to read.

Wearing polarized sunglasses is not an option because the polarization of the sunglasses cancels out the light from the display screen. Since most devices are built in into the dashboard they cannot be tilted physically to provide shading. And as the sun moves during the day the reflections can come from different angles, making it impossible to see the screen at times.

Being out on the water the salt air and sea spray hits the LCD display and can eat away the antireflective coating on the screen. This not only makes the display look ugly, it also makes reading the screen more difficult.

It was a welcome relief to boaters to find that the NuShield DayVue antireflective film has the properties and the strength to fight the elements and provide long lasting protection. The DayVue film is made of a super thin, durable plastic manufactured using a patented technology that provides extended protection against sun glare, dust, scratches and gouges. The properties of the film also eliminate 99% of the UVB rays bouncing back off the screen, thereby reducing eye strain and headaches.

DayVue is the only screen protector film of its kind that combines antireflective technology and superior scratch resistance. Dust and dirt and smudges can be easily cleaned off the DayVue film’s oil resistant coating. The film has a very low tack adhesive rubber backing which holds it on the screen. This allows for easy installation on flat LCD surfaces and easy adjustment if necessary. It usually takes less than 5 minutes to install the film and push out the larger bubbles. Smaller bubbles usually dissipate within 24 hours.

To test the quality of the DayVue film we took a 32 foot Cruiser, Inc. 3275 boat out on the Hudson River with a built in Garmin 2006C GPS. Over the years, the screen on the left hand side has the protective coating worn off. We placed a DayVue film on the right half of the display and it drastically cut down the glare on that side of the screen. We then placed a DayVue film over the whole display area. This eliminated the glare almost completely and the film was also able to hide the coating erosion on the left side when viewed from certain angles. The boat captain will be replacing his GPS with a new unit in the near future and he swore that he will put the NuShield film on before he takes the boat out.

We rode around the Hudson for a while, turning the boat in all directions and the DayVue film kept the screen visible most of the time. It is important to note that even the DayVue was overwhelmed when sunshine directly hit the display. Another benefit of having the film over the display is that it is easier to clean off and unlike the naked screen the residue salt from the water does not grind into the display when cleaned.

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‘Zana’ comes home!
(Well, nearly.)

"Zana" is a fine example of just how beautiful a 98 foot maxi yacht can look. Every now and then a yacht design exceeds the appearance that garners compliments like: "She's a good looking boat!" or "Handsome yacht, that!"

When it does, you hear the words "Beautiful boat, isn't she!" "Zana" is a yacht that gets that compliment, often.

But then, it's probably not surprising, because "Zana's" design came from the board of Kiwi designer Brett Bakewell-White, whose designs combine the use of all the high-tech, computer driven evaluation with a good old fashioned dose of artistic flair.

No matter what angle your view, "Zana" never offends the eye!

"Zana" was launched on October 18 2003, a product of the highly regarded composite race yacht builder, Hakes Marine of Wellington, New Zealand. On programmed delivery time, on designed weight and after several days of frantic work, that included mast stepping, rigging and testing systems, she was ready to sail.

Compliments flowed regarding the structural finish and fairness of the hull. A glorious racing future appeared to lie ahead of this fixed keel, water-ballasted yacht, her proud owner Stewart Thwaites and the enthusiastic crew.

For two years, "Zana" was a frequent sight in Australian and New Zealand offshore races, including the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Auckland to Fiji, Hamilton Island Race Week, and the 2005 HSBC Coastal Classic.

And then the lure of the great races in the northern hemisphere, drew the owner of "Zana", the boat by then, known as by "Konica Minolta," to foreign shores in search of glory. Unfortunately, a financial crisis put paid to that dream and "Konica Minolta" was seized by authorities and lay, legally tied up and lonely, in Valencia.

Later, stripped of her colorful sponsor"s vinyl, she was moved to Southhampton, England to become "Zana" again and very much, for sale.

A sad, sad ending, to one under funded dream.

And so to the year 2009 and enter Peter Millard and his brother-in-law John Honan. These Sydney, Australia, sailors purchased !Zana" for a price rumoured to be very favourable and after they had watched their new yacht, now named "Lahana," unloaded at Port Kembla, they had her trucked to Woolwich, where she is being overhauled and optimised for IRC racing.

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CAGLIARI RC44 CUP
MATCH RACE CLEAN-OUT BY BARKER!

The first day of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup on April 22, proved to be tricky for the navigators as well as the race organizer's nerves. Indeed, big black clouds started building up over Cagliari early in the afternoon, forcing Race Officer Peter Reggio to send everyone home after the two first flights. The nine RC 44's then sailed back out once the shower and thunder were gone, but only for a short time as the next threatening weather system was arriving fast.

The first flight saw fairly easy victories from Team Aqua, BMW ORACLE Racing and Puerto Calero against respectively Team Sea Dubai, Team Austria and Team Organika. The most interesting match was the one opposing Team No Way Back and Artemis. The two teams kept in contact all along, showing how much the Dutch have improved since the last regatta. Both boats arrived together at the last windward mark, and went into a spectacular dial up that turned out to Dean Barker's advantage. Despite loosing the race, Philippe Presti and his crew onboard No Way Back got the proof that their long training session in Lanzarote had paid off.

On the second day, showing great mastery of the tricky air conditions, and superb boat handling, Dean Barker and his crew on board Artemis exploded out of the blocks, winning all of their matches and the overall ranking ahead of Philippe Presti and Sébastien Col. It will be remembered as the longest, and certainly one of the hardest match-racing days so far, in the RC 44 Championship Tour history.

On great form, Dean Barker managed to win the first start and match of the day despite being dominated by Cameron Appleton’s Team Aqua in the prestart. Reacting one second too late at the crucial moment, Appleton let his fellow citizen escape and win the race.

All other teams opposed to Barker and his “fab-seven” were to suffer the same fate later on in the day, succumbing to Barker’s aggressiveness, perfect positioning and great tactics. The best example was the match between Artemis and Ceeref. The Slovenian team, with Seb Col at the helm, was in the lead but Barker and his team kept pushing harder and harder until Ceeref made the first mistake, touching the windward mark, before getting a second “killing” penalty a few minutes later.

Also well inspired, but unable to beat Artemis, Team Puerto Calero bravely tempted everything against the hot running Artemis during the fifth flight but could only humbly congratulate their opponent past the arrival line: there was nothing anybody could do against this team on the day.

The racing became really interesting in mid-afternoon, once the breeze had established itself. At this stage, four teams were in a position to grab the second overall spot: Ceeref (Sébastien Col), No Way Back (Philippe Presti), Team Aqua (Cameron Appleton) and BMW ORACLE Racing (Larry Ellison).

Team Aqua, who was struggling to adapt to the new Class rule regarding bowsprit management and its consequences on crew work, faded at the end of the day and let the three others fight for the podium. Both No Way Back and Ceeref had the best run, winning one more match than BMW ORACLE Racing. They were however both penalized for a light touch against one of their opponents. As a consequence, they finished on a tie with the American team. Ceeref had beaten Oracle, who had beaten No Way Back, who had beaten Ceeref whilst the same three teams had been beaten by Aqua. It took the Jury a while to listen to and reject Ceeref’s request for redress, and announce that No Way Back was second overall, ahead of Ceeref and BMW ORACLE Racing.

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HELMSMEN, STEER - TRIMMERS, TRIM – TACTICIANS SEARCH FOR A WINNING SLANT!

CONGRESSIONAL CUP.
SWEDEN TASTES FIRST VICTORY!

March 28 2009. They hugged and slapped high fives, sprayed champagne all over the boat and smiled like the Northern Lights. So much for Swedish reserve, and why not let it all go? Johnie Berntsson and his crew are the first team from Sweden - or all of Scandinavia for that matter - to win the Long Beach Yacht Club's Congressional Cup in its 45 years as a traditional match-racing classic.

'We are very happy,' said Berntsson. 'We were very lucky, too.'

In truth, they made most of their own luck in a remarkable recovery from a mediocre start climaxed by a 2-0 sweep of Italy's Francesco Bruni in the bestof-three finals Saturday. That followed a 2-1 win over France's Mathieu Richard in the semi-finals after what appeared to be the Swedes' clinching 24-second victory was tossed out on a damage penalty on Berntsson's pre-start foul. He cancelled the foul while drawing one off Richard before the start, but later learned he'd have to do it all over again.

'I knew there was a collision,' Berntsson said, 'but I couldn't see anything.'

Apparently, both Catalina 37s suffered when Berntsson's bow bashed Richard's hull. Chief umpire Alfredo Ricci said, 'Berntsson turned to bow-down at 90 degrees. It was a T-bone [collision].'

Unfazed and cool, the Swedes came right back to win again by 33 seconds, as Bruni dispatched the USA's Terry Hutchinson in two straight. That dropped both of the former winners---Hutchinson in 1992, Richard in 2007---out of contention and opened the door for a new nationality on the historic list of winners.

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PUERTO CALERO RC44 CUP. MATCH RACING TO COL

Replacing James Spithill for this event, Sébastien Col and the Slovenian Team Ceeref have dominated the match race event of the Puerto Calero RC 44 Cup, winning all their matches. Cameron Appleton and Team Aqua finish second, and Russell Coutts’ BMW ORACLE Racing third.

Winner of last years’ match race championship, the Slovenian team Ceeref started the 2009 championship in unknown – yet very reliable – hands with substitute driver Sébastien Col. The French match race champion proved to be the right person, leading his new team to victory and dominating the tournament by winning all of his matches.

The conditions were once again light and irregular on the final day in Puerto Calero, and Race Officer Peter “Luigi” Reggio did his very best to conclude the round robin before the night, changing the course constantly to match the wind direction changes.

The first flight of the day – the fourth altogether – finally started at 1:30 PM after numerous postponements. Both Team Aqua and No Way Back had fairly easy rides against BMW ORACLE Racing (penalised by a premature start) and Organika. As for Artemis and Ceeref, they had to contain the attacks of the two Spanish entries, Puerto Calero Islas Canarias 1 and 2, sailing aggressively and keeping in touch with the best. Led by Philippe Presti, team No Way Back was still unbeaten at this stage, which is a great achievement considering the fact that it is their first RC 44 regatta. The rest of the day proved however to be harder for them.

Ceeref made the break in the fifth flight after beating BMW ORACLE Racing with a very comfortable margin and taking a two points lead over their closest opponents. The sky started to turn grey, looking as threatening as some of the manoeuvres attempted by the two Spanish teams – directly opposed to each other during the sixth flight. The outcome of this friendly – or was it? – dual was a victory by the Spanish match race champion José Maria Ponce on Olympic champion Luis Doreste, ESP 1 beating ESP 2.

At this stage, Ceeref could not be reached anymore and a fierce battle for the second and third podium positions started between Team Aqua, Artemis, No Way Back and BMW ORACLE Racing. Very solid till then, Artemis – helmed by owner Torbjorn Tornqvist with Dean Barker’s advice – suffered in the end of the day, loosing to Ceeref and BMW ORACLE Racing. Unlucky earlier in the day, Russell Coutts and his team got it right against Philippe Presti, Torben Tornqvist and Karol Jablonski, climbing back to third overall. As for Team Aqua, brilliant throughout the tournament, it finishes the event in the second spot, having only lost to Seb Col and Philippe Presti. A good season start!

VENDEE GLOBE # TWO! VICTORY FOR MICHEL DESJOYEAUX

Arrival time for Michel Desjoyeaux was 16:11’08’’ French Time. Elapsed time is 84 days 3 hours 9 minutes and 8 seconds. He sailed 28,300 nautical miles at the average speed of 14, 02 knots for Michel Desjoyeaux who wins his second Vendée Globe (1st in 2000-01).

Desjoyeaux crossed the finish on Sunday 1 February at 15:11.08 GMT , after 84 days 03 hours 09 minutes of racing. Foncia completed the race in twenty knots of breeze under sunny skies, greeted by a massive armada of spectator boats before being warmly welcomed by huge crowds who gathered along the waterfront and harbour area of Les Sables d’Olonne, where the race departed at 12:02 GMT November 9 2008.

The gruelling race has taken a high toll of the 30 skippers who started the non - stop solo round the world race. As Desjoyeaux finished, nine were still climbing northwards in the Atlantic Ocean while some 7,700 miles behind two were expected to pass Cape Horn and leave the Pacific the following day. Eighteen skippers have been forced to abandon. In early December Yann Eliès had to be evacuated off his Generali when he sustained a broken femur while working on the bow of his boat, and Jean Le Cam was rescued by Vincent Riou, the 2004-5 winner of the race, when he capsized off Cape Horn.

Desjoyeaux said: 'It's incredible, this little ray of sunshine is making it magical. I may have done it eight years ago, but it's still incredible. I can't take it in. I have been two months trying to understand what's going on, how I'm doing it and so here I'm just enjoying it then we'll think about it afterwards. I never really worried about being behind. I won this Vendée Globe before the start with the choices I made, with the team and the experience I have built up.

‘I don't think I have been cocky. We've had rough conditions in the south but I felt I was at ease and enjoying it a lot, so everything feels a lot easier that way, not to be too hard on yourself and just keep going. Even on 25th December with my rudder problem, I didn't sit around crying about what had happened. Everyone knows the Vendée Globe is hard and it's only normal there aren't many of us finishing. It's the hardest race that exists, simply, so it's normal that there are not a lot of us left at the finish line.

‘Jules Verne had visualized 80 (days) and I think that's do-able even with our boats, so I think in four years it'll be doable. The world hasn't shrunk, but it is certainly possible to sail around the world in under 80 days, and it would have been possible this time without the ice this time.

‘I didn't manage to sleep last night.’

I wish you all greetings for the festive season and the very best for the New Year, 2009. I would also encourage you to ignore the doom and gloom merchants, particularly those writing in the popular media. Sure, it will be a tough year, but remember the press sell a product that has to be inflamed to warrant an eye catching headline, so ignore the editorial drama, read the rest with caution and get on with business!

No excuses for running Samantha Davies as our cover girl for the second month in a row! Along with Dee Caffari on Aviva, she is displaying courage and skill in racing the great Vendee Globe round the World event and a superb appreciation of the art of looking after her sponsor! The photo also shows how clothing needs change as the race progresses into the Southern Ocean.

This is the last edition of ‘A BRUSH WITH SAIL’ in its present form and as a monthly production.

I started this journal about four or five years ago as an, ‘occasional’ newsletter with the main objective of keeping in touch with my marine art clients. My lifelong interest in yacht racing and penchant for writing about that subject, rapidly increased the mail-out of ‘A BRUSH WITH SAIL’ from the original 35 to 2000. With the cross-pollination that occurs in e-mail transfer and the fact that I receive communications each month from dozens of sailors whose addresses are not in my system, it’s estimated that I may have at least 50,000 readers in the Northern Hemisphere alone.

It is very flattering that many sailors in many lands, enjoy reading ‘A BRUSH WITH SAIL’, but it takes ten or more days of each month to put ‘BWS’ together and I am now in a situation where my shortened time working at my marine art projects is seriously restricting output.

‘A BRUSH WITH SAIL’ will continue, but in what form or number of editions annually, I am yet to decide.

Kind regards to you all, Jim.

NOT QUITE A RECORD… BUT, A GREAT BLAST TO HOBART!

On December 28, 2008 Wild Oats XI strode majestically up the Derwent River to beat Skandia by one hour seven minutes and score a record fourth consecutive line honors victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, after one of the best tactical battles seen at the head of the fleet in the race's 64-year history.

Lighter winds off the Tasmanian coast in the last 18 hours of the race robbed Wild Oats XI of the chance of beating the race record of one day 18 hours 40 minutes and ten seconds she set in 2005. The drop in wind strength did give Mark Richards and crew the opportunity to make use of Wild Oats XI's bigger wardrobe of headsails to catch and pass Skandia which had led her with better speed and sound tactics for the first 22 hours.

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With summer officially launched in the southern hemisphere and Christmas closing in on us at a terrifying speed, two major Australasian sailing events are getting their fair share of media space, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race – starting on the beautiful Sydney Harbour, on Boxing Day - and the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series for version five AC boats, commencing January 30 2009.

The Sydney Hobart race is covered further on in this edition of ‘A Brush with Sail’, but here, I’d like to share with you, some thoughts and information about the AC boat event to be sailed on the inner Hauraki Gulf, Auckland.

It’s the first positive step toward sanity possibly prevailing in America’s Cup affairs since the last contest for the Auld Mug, in 2007. You’ll remember that contest of course, possibly the most exciting contest since the second World War, except possibly for the Australian’s win in 1983.

You will probably agree that it would be a big stretch to say that, as a contest, it was broken! The question will always remain, ‘why fix it?’ Perhaps Brad will explain why, when he addresses the World Yacht Racing Forum this month.

The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series director is Bruno Trouble and with his background in organizing the Louis Vuitton Challenger series in previous years, a great regatta can be expected.

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Hugh Poole is a Wellington sailor who, now in his eighties, looks back on nearly sixty years of very active participation in yacht racing at the highest level, both National and International. That includes representing New Zealand at the Olympic games.

His intense attitude toward competition, was that found in all successful sportsmen and he applied this to every thing he did in life – successful businessman and family man. As if he didn’t have enough to occupy his waking hours, he gave back to the sport he loves, as many years in administration as he ‘took’ in the enjoyment of competition.

He was recently, unanimously, voted to a life membership of Yachting New Zealand. Congratulations, Hugh. Well deserved and possibly very overdue!

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Before I shuffle through the racing highlights from last month, let me tell you that the beautiful example of lens art (above) that opens this months edition of ‘A BRUSH WITH SAIL’, was taken during this years Rolex Giraglia Cup at St. Tropez, by master sailing photographer, Kurt Arrigo.

Kurt Arrigo was born in 1969 on the island of Malta. Growing up surrounded by the sea, Kurt developed a strong passion for water-related sports, in particular sailing and scuba diving. So when Kurt picked up a camera it was a natural progression for him to photograph his passions. Kurt has been a full–time freelance photographer since 1995.

His passion for sailing photography took off after shooting the 1992 America’s Cup in San Diego. Since then he has documented several international yachting events including The Nioularge, Antigua Race week, Malta Rolex Middle Sea Race, many of which he has also crewed.

He has also excelled in underwater photography. Pushing the art to new boundaries, he came third in the prestigious 1995 Underwater World Championships of Photography held in the Red Sea. He has traveled around the globe shooting underwater wild life including schools of hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands, documenting underwater activity on the Great Barrier Reef. He won another prestigious honour and was included in the 1997 Communication Arts Photography Annual. He has also started to photograph yachting events from underwater, producing original images.

Since 2000 Kurt has also been involved with the film industry in Malta as a stills photographer for most of the international productions on the island. His portfolio includes the likes of Rupert Everett and Sharon Stone amongst other actors.

Kurt’s commitment to his work is portrayed in his positive attitude and easy going personality. He strives to meet new boundaries and push his artistic limits, constantly searching for a fresh outlook on his subjects.

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Over the past three years, Wellington, New Zealand, International OK Dinghy sailor Karl Purdie (pictured above), has raced for the top in his Class. In Australia, in 2006, he scored fifth in that years World Championship. In Poland, in 2007 he finished third and in mid-July, in Warnemunde, Germany, he won the warm-up regatta and went on to reach his goal and capture the 2008 International OK Dinghy World Championship.

It could be said that his success was a numbers game. He launched a new ‘Icebreaker’ hull with a C-Tech high modulus mast and Greg Wilcox designed, ‘Quantum’ sail for the new (down-under) summer and had decided he’d like the Class registration number 531, five and three to remember his previous World Championship results and number one to announce his target placing for the 2008 World Championship. Now, isn’t that the power of positive thinking!

The International OK Class is New Zealand’s most successful dinghy at the International level and Karl’s victory extends the list of Kiwi winners to six. He joins the illustrious list of previous winners; the late Clive Roberts, who did so much to establish the OK in New Zealand, Peter Lester, Rick Dodson, Leith Armit and Greg Wilcox.

The standard of racing in the OK Class in New Zealand is at a very high level and other Kiwi competitors finished well up amongst the ninety entrants in this year’s warm-up and Championship regattas. Kiwi sailors are bringing home a brace of trophies, having won six of the nine races sailed. Purdie intends to defend his title next year at Kalmar, in Sweden and it is to be hoped that he will defend his title again on home waters, when the International OK Dinghy World Championships, will be sailed on Wellington Harbour in February, 2010.

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THIS MONTH: Melges 24 Worlds – RC 44 Block Island Race – Quebramer Cup Giraglia Rolex Cup – Med Cup Extreme 40’s – Audi Farr 40 Cup NYYC 154th Annual Regatta Aussie Etchell Winter’s AND MUCH MORE:

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Owner, skipper and helmsman Peter de Ridder and his 2006 Med Cup champions have stepped up from their sub-par 2007 season. With a new Rolf Vrolijk designed ‘Mean Machine’ and with a determination to show that they still have what it takes to be champions, they put a bad start behind them and battled through to win the first round for the 2008 Audi Med Cup.

They’re not champions yet, there is a fair way to go, but they sure showed that their minds are on the job, because after a seventh and dead last on the first day of round the cans races, they had, in Peter’s words, ‘a bit of a talk’ and came out swinging on the second day with a fifth place and two bullets.

They followed this up with a win in the double (gate) scoring coastal race and a bullet and eighth on the final day, to win the Alicante Town Hall Trophy. This is the first jewel up for grabs in the six-regatta tour of the 2008 Audi Med Cup, which is without doubt, the sailing worlds number one Grand Prix tour!

But here’s the rub. ‘Mean Machine’ won by only one point from the 2007 Rolf Vrolijk design ‘Bribon’, owned by Jose Cusi, skippered by H.M. King Jaun Carlos of Spain with Emirates Team New Zealand’s Dean Barker sharing the helm with His Majesty. This was another team obviously improving during the regatta and the fact is, there is so much talent throughout the fleet that it will be very surprising if the winner of the Med Cup is obvious until the final regatta at Portimao in September.

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Vincenzo Onorato and his ‘MASCALZONE LATINO’ are the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Champions, achieving an amazing third backto-back victory in this super competitive class. The nine-race regatta sailed near Miami, Florida, came to a victorious end for the ‘RASCALS’ on April 19.

‘As I told my crew before the start, it is quite impossible to do,’ said Onorato of winning again. ‘But we did it, thank God. It was a tough week.’ What made the accomplishment even more remarkable, was that Onorato had not one, but two substitutes for regular tactician Adrian Stead in Morgan Larson and John Kostecki.

‘It’s incredible for a good reason,’ said Onorato, who has competed in the Farr 40’s since the Class’s early days. ‘Driving was a lot of stress for me. I had to tune up with another guy each day. John is an incredible talent. To be able to tune up with a guy like him is fantastic.

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It’s very nearly April but today it sure feels like mid summer at 24 degrees celcius, rather than the official period of Autumn (or as you refer to it in the US, fall).

On the sailing front, we’ve continued our affair with 60 foot ocean greyhounds, with the arrival of the Sol Oceans pathfinder ‘BOSTIK’ on Thursday 6th of March. Charles Caudrelier and Liz Wardley had experienced some healthy doses of Southern Ocean conditions but they arrived in good spirits and full of praise for the first of a long line of one design yachts due to start competing in a bi-annual race, the first of which starts in France on Sunday October 25 2009.

‘BOSTIK’ was due to leave Wellington later in March and continue with her pathfinder cruise of the proposed course but a previous un-planned stop in Cape Town, South Africa had eaten into the timetable. Information regarding icebergs well North near Cape Horn, forced the decision to cancel the second leg to France.

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