Sweet… Hi-Fi

Apropå “chines”… Här har ni Hi-Fi, Neil Prydes senaste i Hong Kong. Man tar ett däck från sin Farr 52 och så sätter man ett nytt skrov under. Design Hugh Welbourne.

Mer action på Singapore Straits Regatta 2008.

Neil Pryde has made a major decision on how to extract some more speed out of his Farr 52 OD Hi Fi. Unable to sell the boat and move onto something faster, UK yacht designer Hugh Welbourne was once again bought in to see what could be done. After surveying local hi tech boat builders McConaghy Boats, China was chosen to cut away the hull and replace it with a new Welbourne hull. General manager Mark D’Emilio is very familiar with this procedure, while working at DK Yachts they successfully preformed a similar task on Neil’s former Hi Fidelity a few years ago. To the average bystander this would seem quite a drastic measure but they can rest assured by using the old deck, internal bulkheads, furniture, mast, rigging and sails this is a significantly cheaper alternative than building a new boat. We hope it all works out and they are ready for the up and coming racing season.