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Winners of the Sea Pick
Driscoll Boat Works for Housing; Work
Mari-Cha IV, Genuine
Risk and Whirlaway Moor at Driscoll This Summer
 SAN
DIEGO, CA – July 28, 2004 – The docks have heated up at Driscoll Boat Works
this summer as the “world’s fastest sailing yacht,” Mari-Cha IV, has
sailed into the Shelter Island facility for housing and disassembly. Also at
Driscoll’s this summer was the maxi-racer Genuine Risk and the yacht
Whirlaway, stopping in for training and refinishing purposes before
sailing off to their next ocean adventures.
One hundred forty feet of all
carbon-fiber, the Mari-Cha IV was created to become the fastest
racing monohull ever. This was proven at the recent West Marine Pacific Cup
race, where it shattered the record by a full day for the fastest sailing
time from San Francisco to Hawaii. The yacht also made history in October
for setting the transatlantic speed record from New York to the United
Kingdom. Now, Driscoll’s crew is unstepping the mast and disassembling the
boat in preparation for its next journey to Europe.
In June, Genuine Risk,
the newest and biggest CBTF (Canting Ballast – Twin Foil) boat, made its
first appearance in San Diego. Driscoll assisted in the assembly of the boat
and served as the “base training camp” as she prepared for her debut this
month at the Port Hueron-Mac and the Chicago-Mac. At 90 feet, this $6
million race boat is capable of both off-shore and buoy racing. Designed by
Dubois Naval Architects in the United Kingdom and built by McCounaghy Boats
in Sydney, Australia, Genuine Risk is a technologically advanced
design with a canting keel and a fore and aft rudder.
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for the second time, the 140 foot yacht Whirlaway underwent routine
maintenance during a 70-day stay at Driscoll’s. With new carpentry,
electrical, mechanical work, varnish and paint, the $40 million sailing
yacht then headed off to Alaska.
Driscoll Boat Works and
Kettenburg Boat Yard, located on San Diego’s Shelter Island, are full
service boatyards with a 50-year record of providing excellent boat repairs
and maintenance services. Owned and run by the Driscoll family since 1947,
the boatyards offer services including carpentry, hydraulics, haul-outs,
bottom paint, welding, fabrication, fiberglass repair and paint and
electrical specialties.
Press releases
composed by:
JWalcher Communications, 619.295.7140
Photo Credits: Mandy from
Hawkins
Productions - Mari-Cha IV and
Neil Rabinowitz
- Genuine Risk
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