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Ray van der Linde has been working at Chinese boatyard Hudson Yachts and Marine since February. He is running the painting programme for three gunboats (60ft high-performance cruisers), which includes everything from the faring and priming to set-up and then final painting. He is also doing all the cosmetic clear carbon work, from laminating the cosmetic layer through to clear coating the finished product. After painting he will be involved with the running rigging, ropework, and final sea trials. The boats are full carbon with a full interior using honeycomb core panels and veneer to save weight. The sails are all Quantum and the mast package comes from Marstrom. Previous high-tech gunboats have all been known to fly hulls. The boats in the Hudson boatyard are the first in the new series, with the first boat expected to launch in the next few months. The pre-decessor was the gunboat 66. The yard’s plan is for Ray, and a fellow Kiwi, to train the local Chinese guys how to work with the materials, teach them the techniques and processes.
Clockwise from left: Mike Bartholomew and his crew on Tokoloshe; Team Abhu Dhabi; Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire did South Africa and RCYC proud at the Global Ocean Race; Adrian Kuttel on Cessna Citation; Asenathi and Roger celebrate their results at the Barcelona World Championships, which secured their place on the SA Olympic team.
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