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Graham Radford Yacht Design
Before the RADFORD “Sprint”
RACE – R35L – Design # 16
The
R35L “Race” was designed and launched in 1988-89 and sailed
initially on Pittwater north of Sydney.
It was sold to Lake Macquarie and performed particularly well on the
enclosed water of the Lake. A
couple of years later it was sold to Northern Tasmania … where it has
remained since – competing in club races with the occasional excursion
into Bass Strait. Based on the
performance of “Race” Ron Hampson in Victoria decided to build a
similar style production yacht and the “Sprint” became a
reality. The first Sprint, now
called “Horizon Sprint”, is still racing very successfully on Port
Phillip Bay.
The
next two photos show “Race” with a deep reefed main and a small
headsail, broad reaching in a strong “breeze” with recorded speeds
of 18.1 and 20.7knots.
20.7 knots
A
little wet and not for the faint hearted … exhilarating sailing for a
little 35ft flush deck yacht.
18.1 knot
…
and just for a bit of fun the Tasmanian owner added trapeze so that the crew
could get a better view of the river!