Mooloolaba-based boatbuilder to go for solo record round Australia

11:13 PM Sat 2 Apr 2011 GMT

'Bruce Arms on his Big Wave Rider' .

In June this year, Mooloolaba-based Bruce Arms will embark on a mission to be the first person to sail a multihull solo, nonstop and unassisted around Australia in a record-breaking 35 days, and he will be sponsored by well known cruising catamaran specialists Multihull Solutions. The boat builder and winner of the last two Solo Trans Tasman races will begin his challenge on June 4 from Mooloolaba. He will sail his 14m Chamberlin performance cruising catamaran Big Wave Rider north along the Australian coastline and through the Great Australian Bight before arriving home on July 10. The existing record is ...

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