An afternoon with Jason Ker

4:17 AM Thu 23 Sep 2010 GMT

'Ker 40 IRC Race Yacht by McConaghy' McConaghy Yachts

Fresh from presentations in Hong Kong and Singapore, designer Jason Ker was in Sydney on the weekend with Rob Brown of McConaghy boats. In front of a gathering of 18 interested parties at Middle Harbour Yacht Club they presented the new Ker 40 by McConaghy. I sat next to Jason during the presentation. It was quite an experience. Rob introduced Ker to the gathering of interested parties, and the Valencia based designer stood to elaborate on the Ker 40. Now Jason is a pretty quiet talker - so everyone in the room leaned forward to hear him speak, and after ...

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