Ian Franklin (bottom) and Chris Allan secure an Admiral’s Cup yacht to a trailer at Lyttelton yesterday. The yacht was built by lan Franklin Boatbuilders, Ltd, of Woolston, and is being shipped on board the Spirit of Competition for Auckland, where it will be fitted with the keel, mast, rigging and sails. The Farr 44 design yacht took four months to build. It will be campaigned by Peter Walker, of Wellington, who hopes to be selected for the New Zealand team for the Admirals Cup contest which starts on August 2, off the Isle of Wight. The yacht is 13.4m and is rated at 34 feet.
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106Ian Franklin (bottom) and Chris Allan secure an Admiral’s Cup yacht to a trailer at Lyttelton yesterday. The yacht was built by lan Franklin Boatbuilders, Ltd, of Woolston, and is being shipped on board the Spirit of Competition for Auckland, where it will be fitted with the keel, mast, rigging and sails. The Farr 44 design yacht took four months to build. It will be campaigned by Peter Walker, of Wellington, who hopes to be selected for the New Zealand team for the Admirals Cup contest which starts on August 2, off the Isle of Wight. The yacht is 13.4m and is rated at 34 feet. Press, 5 December 1986, Page 8
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