Thursday 3 January 2013

Governor's Cup, Farrier F9AX trimaran "Banjo" takes line honours

From the following Sail-World article:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Governors-Cup---Banjo-arrives-victorious-to-St-Helena/105250

In the 2012 Governor's Cup race, Banjo – Kevin Webb’s Farrier F9AX trimaran, co-skippered by Sarel van der Merwe, crossed the finish line at 17:35:24 on Tuesday 1 January.

Webb and van der Merwe arrived in Jamestown, St Helena to a hero’s welcome after a 10-day downwind blast from the South African port of Simon’s Town. The team aboard this superfast trimaran sailed a good, tactical race and were unstoppable.

As they stepped ashore Team Banjo were surprisingly chirpy but Webb did admit to feeling content to be back on shore. 'We are feeling relieved and happy. We tried hard, had a great sail. We made a couple of tactical errors but our revised strategy paid off.'


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'2012 Governor’s Cup Race - Banjo' SHBC

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