Tornado damaged
• A Tornado class catamaran.; valued at several thousands of dollars, was extensively damaged in an accident while it was being trailed to Lyttelton on Saturday. Mr Tom Rolton jun., the owner I of the yacht, said yesterday that the cause of the mishap ayd; the prospects of having the craft i restored to racing condition i could not be gauged accurately! until an assessor had made an I evaluation. Among the possibilities for the trailer parting company with the! car which was towing it were' strong wind gusts titling it off balance or a sheering of the! drawbar. Mr Rolton said that the• trailer had a current warrant of I fitness, but there had been a; bump in the road shortly before' the accident. The Tornado was purchased: by Mr Rolton from Auckland, where it was built, only a few months ago at a cost of ‘‘between $2500 and s3ooo.’* Extensive work had been done on it since then and Mr Rolton said it was not possible to define the
market value. Mr Rolton and his for’ard hand, Phil Jones, had competed in the boat—named The Teasei regularly since it v. as brough to Christchurch.
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Press, 7 November 1978, Page 6
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