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That first World Championship Win

Atalanti II

Type of Sail: Genoa #4

Age: 23 years old

Material: Kevlar

Lived in: The Piraeus, Mounihia harbour

Distance Travelled: 2000 nm

Places most visited: Athens, the Argo-Saronic Islands of Aeghina, Poros, Hydra,the upper Cyclades and Kea

Sail Number: GRE 49288

Built in 1982 by Chris Oniall at Olympic Yachts in Lavrion, on a design by Joubert and Nivelt, she was the second half-toner the sailing team bought. She is the only half-toner to win a World Championship eleven years apart, in 1982 and 1993. The former head coach of Emirates Team New Zealand and a multiple Transpac winner first cut their teeth trimming this sail.