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1994 will be remembered as the year when sailing made an all out assault on the record book. We are proud to say that Harken eouioment was oredominant on most of the record smashino boats. These were not soft records, either, but maior achievements. h e y were sailed in conditions that were often incredibly bruhl and they are a real testimony to the courage and endurance of the men. women and boats that set them. Most were broken soundly at weeds that are hard to imagine-400 and 500 mile days were commonplace meaning average speeds of 15 to 22 knots fbr days on end. Dismastings, broken bones, delaminations keel problems and broken rudders were endured, but few gave up and the results of the victors are impressive. ENZ4 New Zealand won the Jules Veme Trophy with a record smashing 74 day circumnavigation at an average speed of 15 knots. E A U is the former Formula Tag and used much of the Harken gear she was launched with a decade ago. She beat the record first set by Bruno Peyron only a year ago -- 79 days in the Harken-equipped Commodore Explorer. The Harken outfitted Lyonnaise des Eauxfell short of Enza's record, but her 76 day sprint is the second fastest on record. In the Whitbread Around the World Race, winners NewZealandEndeavour, in the maxi class, and Yamaha, in the Whitbread 60 class, both set new Whitbread records. They were equipped with Harken blocks, travelers and rudder bearings. In the two-handed PDC Transatlantic race from Plymouth to Newport, Laurent Bourgnon and Cam Lewis shattered the Atlantic East to West record by more than 39 hours in Primagaz. Their 60' Marc van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prevost trimaran is completely equipped with Harken blocks, travelers, Battcars, and winches. Fujicolor, a Nigel lrens designed, Harken equipped, tri sailed by Loick Peyron and Frank Proffit, came in second by just 20 minutes and also broke the old record. Sailing Primagazsingle-handed, Laurent went on to demolish the West to East record from Ambrose Light (New York) to The Lizard in England by sailing across the Atlantic in seven days and setting the new 24 hour mark of 538.7 miles for a speed of 22.4 knots. In the monohulls, Halvard Mabire and Christine Guillou set the double-handed Trans-Atlantic record in the Open Class 60s, Cherbourg Technolog~eswhichis completely equipped with Harken winches and hardware. When sailors of this caliber choose Harken it carries a heavy responsibility because more than records can be broken in this e reliability offered by Harken equipment. Lightweight and low game. These records are a testimony to the superior s e ~ c and friction are a given. Handling incredible loads and enduring one crossing after another are what Harken gear is all about. Add proper specification by Harken sales and service staff and the possibility of service in any part of the world and it's obvious why these high profile programs chose Harken. To the record breakers, and to all those who tried but fell short, we say, congratulations and thanks for taking us along for the incredible journey.
I n this 1995 catalog you will find many new Harken products Lnging from atiny hi-load 16 mm AirBlockfor dinghies to our carbon fiberhitanium 4-speed America's Cup winch. The furling gear is completely revised and improved, which was no easy task. You'll find high performance T-track and our Polyslide lead cars, another Harken innovation, which have long been the custom racer's choice. There are more accessories for the famous Cam-Matic cleats and new pa~tsin our Battcar range. We're introducing a series of gross-trimbine-tune systems including the unique new Magic Blocks which are great for small catamarans and sport boats. We profile two boats, the J/24 and the fantastic new Wallygator. The reference section contains more system recommendationsand technical information. We can't guarantee that you'll break a record, but it won't hurt to sail with the right equipment. Enjoy reading the catalog and be sure to call your Harken dealer for a Compu-Spec print-out of hardware for your boat, or for good advice.
Peter Harken
Olaf Harken
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