Tuesday 27 November 2012

Edgies Boat Yard Trophy series, Rupert King on song with his trimaran "Overdrive"

From the following Sail-World article.

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/King-in-Overdrive-in-Edges-Boat-Yard-trophy-series/104098

Rupert King has been sailing his Richard Edlin designed trimaran "Overdrive" up to it's handicap in the recent Edgie's Boat Yard Trophy series.

Whitsunday Sailing Club Multihull class skipper Rupert King has a complete understanding of how to extract the required handicap rated boat speed from his self-built trimaran Overdrive.

These days Rupert King, a proud New Zealand national, has become acclimatised to living in the tropics after setting off on a cruising adventure over seven years ago.

Overdrive built to the specifications of a cruising trimaran is no lightweight sprint machine however her proud owner skipper manages to enjoy his racing in the Edgies Boat Yard trophy series on the warm waters of Pioneer Bay.

Skipper Rupert King and crew realised they had their backs to the wall when the ultra-light six knot sea breeze hardly raised a ripple on the course to present the skippers and crews with a test of patience and perseverance to sail to their respective handicap ratings.

However the Haydon Turnbull skippered Why proved to be a light wind sprint machine sailing the three lap course with an unmatched average of 16.33 minutes a lap to set up a strong claim on winning the line and corrected handicap double.


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'Overdrive, Rupert King' Mike Hunter


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