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John B
05-29-2007, 04:58 PM
for those of you that read SA.

Outside in the yard is one of the 12’s from Fremantle, the one that lost its bowsprit after a protest and was unbalanced and slow after the modification.
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2007/images/clean_roadtrip_kiwicountry2_sml.jpg

The unmistakeable red "prodboat" that lost her bowsprit to a protest

Sounds like he had a nice little jaunt around the country though.
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2007/clean_roadtrip_kiwicountry.htm#start

IIRC its NZL 20 from the early 90's. It has a tandem keel and is owned now by an American man. It appeared here about 2 years ago maybe.. maybe a year/ 18 monthjs( time does fly), and has sat on the hard ever since.

edit. hmm been here at least since 03, perhaps its just the last couple its sat on the hardstand.
http://www.rick-tomlinson.com/H2OGallery/MillWeb/images/prevs/MillCup03-032.jpg

http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2003/0503/May16/keel.jpg