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and Happy Holidays to all my sailing friends

Gregor Tarjan
president
Aeroyacht Ltd.
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It is now official: Aeroyacht and TomCat catamarans have joined forces. The Canadian builder of the 32’ performance cruiser -TomCat 9.7 has elected Aeroyacht Ltd. to help market its line of catamarans in the US.

TomCat’s general manager, Tom Strain mentioned:
"...Aeroyacht’s reputation and market presence in the industry is well known and Gregor (Tarjan, the company founder’s) know-how make him a trusted resource for customers new to multihulls...”

It’s a symbiotic relationship, which will work for both companies. TomCat is now represented by a recognized international dealership and Aeroyacht can now offer smaller catamarans, which they lacked in their portfolio.

On Nov 17th shortly after her re- launch, “Hydroptere”, the radical french foiler tri, reached an astonishing 43 knots. In fact she was so fast that she almost beat her existing record of 44 knots. The French-Swiss crew was sailing in 20-22 knots of wind –nearly ideal conditions and had one reef in the main and the Solent set.

Alain Thebault, skipper of “Hydroptere” said: "43 knots on our second outing ! A great confirmation for our team and an accomplishment to celebrate. I think that the potential of our carbon beast is somewhere between 45-50 knots”

A multihull fleet is to start in the sixteenth annual Marion-Bermuda Race on June 15th 2007. All racing divisions from 32'-80', will start in Buzzards Bay off Marion, MA and finish 645 miles later off St. David’s Head, Bermuda.

Since its inception in 1977,the Marion - Bermuda Race has been a Corinthian event and yachts are accepted by invitation. The Race provides an opportunity for mono – as well as multihulls to sail on common grounds (guess who is faster and more comfortable) Any multihull owner interested in joining, please contact our friend Bob Gleason from the Multihull Source: sailfast@themultihullsource.com