Volvo Ocean Race: Simon Gundry on the Mast falling down parties



9:42 AM Sun 3 Oct 2010 GMT
'The Garden Party, which was held at Cape Town to celebrate the arrival of Ceramco' Ceramco NZ Click Here to view large photo
'It seems like a lifetime ago', says Ceramco New Zealand's crewmember Simon Gundry. 'Almost 30 years ago to be exact, since we were sailing down the Atlantic on the first leg of the 1981-82 Whitbread on the Bruce Farr designed Ceramco New Zealand.. Part III of the Ceramco New Zealand tale - read Part I and Part II . 'Twelve New Zealanders off to conquer the world on this epic adventure, as it was in those days and I remember the moment now, as clearly as if it happened yesterday: the cracking of the mast, the crunching of rigs and sails and the ...


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