With few boats remaining in the New Zealand IOR fleet, it was fortunate that Propaganda and Fair Share, the latter an unsuccessful trialist in 1987, were able to be counted on as the nucleus of a defence team. After much analysis of RORC's new time multiplication factor (TMF) by the New Zealand team, in conjunction with the Farr office, Fay and Richwhite elected to proceed with a 44-footer, as a 50-footer was seen as too much of a risky proposition.
Librah under construction at Marten Marine |
Librah works up in light airs on Auckland Harbour in preparation for the 1989 Admiral's Cup (photo Seahorse) |
The clean and efficient deck layout of Librah, with her team-mate Propaganda in the backgound |
Librah during early sailing trials in New Zealand |
The Librah crew in action as they go into a gybe set |
The Librah crew set the spinnaker soon after a windward mark rounding in the 1989 Admiral's Cup (photo Roger Lean Vercoe) |
Librah has a good start in this race during the 1989 Admiral's Cup (above), to leeward with clear air |
Librah sails upwind during the 1989 Admiral's Cup (photo Seahorse) |
Librah showing her windward form during the 1989 Admiral's Cup |
Librah in close mark rounding action during the 1989 Admiral's Cup (photo Leon Sefton) |
Librah as Swing, seen here winning the 1989 Japan Cup (photo Offshore magazine) |
Swing (J-3553) can be seen here approaching the wing mark during an inshore race in the 1990 Kenwood Cup (photo Guy Gurney) |
Updated May 2023
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