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Hamish has kept an eye on Zenith’s whereabouts after
she was sold. When the opportunity presented itself
to buy her from a Nelson owner in July 2017, Hamish
and wife Kate were quick to register their interest, and
bought her soon afterwards.
“Sailing on her is like being with an old friend you
haven’t seen in a while. You get acquainted pretty
quickly.” Full of memories and experiences, he knows
Zenith like the back of his hand. “She’s stif, light and
goes like a rocket with cracked sheets. In a heavy
upwind state, she won’t be the fastest, but I’m very
aware of her limits,” he says.
On the other hand, Malcolm’s 16-tonne pilothouse
sloop Sarau was the last build before the sale of Dickson
Marine, and will be the biggest yacht in this year’s
Trans-Solo feet.
A proven heavy-duty yacht, Sarau has been on many
adventures, including a 6,000-mile passage through
Foveaux Straight from Tasmania to Argentina via Cape
Horn, which Hamish and Malcolm crewed two-handed.