Racing News

Adelaide to Port Lincoln success

02 Mar 2004

Gary Shanks sailed his Elliott 17 metre PALE ALE RAGER into second place on line in this weeks Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race. Sailing the last few hours in light flukey airs, he finished 2nd behind race winner 98ft Skandia which managed to complete the race before the wind died.

Hydroflow excels in Coastal Classic

06 Nov 2003

Ron Brittain, owner of the 52 ft HYDROFLOW, finished second online to the much larger NZL40 in the Coastal Classic at Labout weekend. Sporting a new keel and carbon mast HYDROFLOW crossed the line 16 minutes in front of rival Georgia and 50 minutes ahead of Systems Thunder.

Mari Cha IV: The Fastest Monohull in the World!!

13 Oct 2003

The Mari Cha IV team have now sailed into the record books by capturing two of the sailing worlds most historic and prestigious records  the West to East transatlantic record and the 24 hour distance record.

Mari Cha IV - 11 knots true Windspeed - 20 knots boat speed!!

19 Sep 2003

The new 143 ft MariCha 1V, for owner Mr Miller, has been launched recently in France. The design brief for the yacht was for the fastest mono hull in the world. Greg Elliott playing a major role in the design of the "Mari Cha 1V", over the past 4 years,...