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You're mixing up boats and races and all kinds of things. Rothmans the Rob Humphreys designed maxi was never a ketch and finished 4th in the '89-90 Whitbread under Lawrie Smith, the race that Steinlager 11 won. Lawrie then took Fortuna Extra Lights from the '89-90 race, converted it into a ketch with the most sail area in all the fleet and entered the '93-94 Whitbread, also as Fortuna. The mizzen mast fell down shortly after the start in the first decent puff of wind, followed later the same day by the main mast. Lawrie Smith jumped onto Intrum Justitia, the Whitbread 60, at the start of Leg 2

Sure looks like she could do with a bit more mast.....

Rampant ii was built in South Africa in '79, sailed in Cape to Uruguay race in '82 and '85 as well as a couple of Sydney Hobarts and the '86 Transpac. Owned by Alan Tucker, who was a very good Flying Dutchman and Finn sailor who, although he emigrated to Aus in the early '80's, continued to be involved in South African Finn sailing until very recently. The boat was designed by Angelo Lavranos, 70' long. Angelo did have a tendency to under-rig boats. I've no idea what happened to her after '86, though.

Yep, that's the one. She still has Woods Hole as her port of registry. Raced against Spilhaus last weekend at our Spring Regatta in False Bay. Pics by Trevor Wilkins: https://plus.google.com/photos/117086593120942909819/albums/6199186870883600385 https://plus.google.com/photos/117086593120942909819/albums/6198858396845397505 https://plus.google.com/photos/117086593120942909819/albums/6198090369154252673

"Skye" USA 12 is now also based in Cape Town, along with "Spilhaus 111".

http://www.airlive.net/2015/07/breaking-piece-of-wing-found-on-la.html It's looking more and more like part of MH370 - the part number observed corresponds to the B777 maintenance manual.

Ying tong yiddle i po.

All yours for 400,000 pounds according to Berthon. Here you go: http://www.berthon.c...07&currency=GBP According to them it puts the I in immaculate.... also the U in underachiever. Reckon they'd take offers? "With all the inventory needed to collect trophies all over the globe." The current owner has spent loads of $$ after CD, but not many new sails? Also appears to show a new keel installed 500mm forward from the previous position. I thought after CD ditched John Corby, Greg Elliot was commissioned to design a new keel and moved the position approx 500mm aft

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As promised, some pics of "Spilhaus", the Cape Town Swede 55... All pictures by Trevor Wilkins.

Enclosed a foto of „Spilhaus III“ (not spillhouse) ex „Counterpoint“ near Capetown. „Lets see to get the main one more row down...“ This one being Whitbread watch leader and round the world veteran Ted „Padda“ Kuttels („Atlantic Privateer“) second Swede 55, replacing his red hulled „Sweedy“ (boat no. one, which was lost previously in Mauritus). Zeb, in the interest of accuracy, Teddy Kuttel is the owner of "Spilhaus" in Cape Town. He is the brother of Peter "Padda" Kuttel, best known in sailing circles as the owner of "Xargo111" (Swan 65) in the 1981 Whitbread and "Atlantic Private

Huh? Think you might have your hemispheres confused, mate. BWR boats have just transited the Canary Islands. Spendid weather in Cape Town today. Real Time Weather (Translation: blowing dogs off chains & pissing with rain)

Er.. no - that's Cape Town. Ascension doesn't have a harbour, or much of anything apart from a whacking great runway capable of landing the biggest military aircraft & a tracking station.