Kiwi 40FC Class40 BT Boats hull #1 is launched in Auckland

10:06 PM Tue 21 Sep 2010 GMT

'The BT Boats Class40 KIWI 40FC hull 1 is launched in Auckland - Global Ocean Race' Renata Minetto

Kiwi 40FC Class40 was launched on Tuesday morning New Zealand-time, at Pier 21 in Auckland. The brainchild of Lapo Ancillotti and Francesco Piva of BT Boats, the latest Class40 design is the result of a collaboration between Farr Yacht Design and Cookson Boats and the forthcoming sea trials will be closely followed by Class40 sailors. For Lapo Ancillotti of BT Boats, the project has been highly-demanding, but exciting and rewarding: 'Our first objective has been reached with the launch of the first KIWI 40FC,' he confirmed on Tuesday (view images of the launch here). 'Everything has gone according to plan ...

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by Oliver Dewar