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135 with 4 crew, No. 1 spinnaker, 2 hrs. 50 minutes.” That works out to more than 13 knots average speed! Phlyer may also hold the record for number of broken masts. Boberg recalls:“The first mast was dropped by the owner in the Round Rangitoto Race, just by the Rangi light 3 days prior to the 1984 Citizen. A new mast was built by Sharpie in 48 hours and fitted for the races, unpainted. It then got bent during the 1986 Citizen and was replaced. Dropped again by the owner (cap fitting failure) in 1991 and re-built by Matrix.” Boberg has replaced the old Yanmar 15hp diesel with a Yanmar 27hp 3 cylinder diesel and Sail-drive. Boberg recounts one of his hairiest moments: “Chinese gybe in a 35 knot southwesterly, just short of the turning mark (Northern Leading, I think) with Butterworth on the helm. Result. . . broken starboard aft lower [shroud], bent rudder stock. We rounded the mark in first place, tacked on to port to sort out the lower. . .shackled the lower to the toe rail and tensioned it up and continued racing. The only way we could tack was to use the main as, the rudder would not travel past the center line. Won the race and motored back into Westhaven, dropped out the rudder and were in the bar watching the fleet straggle in. The rudder stock was 2.75” outside diameter stainless with a 3/8” wall thickness!!!” Phlyer’s interior was charred on Labour Day Friday of 1998 as a result of the dehumidifier malfunctioning and catching fire. After an internal re-fit Phlyer was re-launched in June 1999. Wayne Boberg is now the sole owner and continues to race Phlyer quite actively and successfully in the Stewart Championships, corporate regattas and other Auckland events. Phoenician Sail No.813 Builders: Maurie Palmer/Sandy Harold Launched: 1961 Construction: Cold moulded triple skin diagonal kauri Phoenecian’s hull & decks were started about 1960 by builder Maurie Palmer, after he had helped Bas Kelly with the construction of Pania. It is believed that the timber used was re-cut from the beams salvaged from the old cold stores on the Auckland Wharf. The unfinished boat was purchased by sail maker Sandy Harold. Sandy had reportedly won some money on the horses, accumulating just enough for the deposit. He then moved Phoenician to his home in Ponsonby and did the finishing work over the next 12 months. She was purchased by Cedric“Syd”Gow in 1963. He raced her well,winning the Stewart 34 Handicap Prize for the 1971/72 season. In the April 1971 he sailed her in the Whangarei to Noumea Race and Phoenician was 3rd in the A Division. She was purchased in 1972 by Maurice McKinnon, who again entered Phoenician in the 1975 Whangarei to Noumea Race. Kathie & John Leach purchased her in 1978 and later sold to Bruce Leitch. She was purchased in March 1983 for $37,500 by Warwick Marsh. In a letter dated December 1985 Marsh told the Association that the boat was purchased in a run-down condition and that he had already spent $20,000 with another $5,000 still needed. Total expenditure on top of the purchase price would be $35,000 to the current date. The boat was re-powered in 1983 with a 2QM Yanmar diesel engine. Warwick Marsh commented:“Phoenician is a good wee ship. Unfortunately she is very heavy. I have sailed her myself out to the Barrier in big seas which she handled well. Light winds do not favour her but from 18 to 30 knots with the No.3 and two reefs in the main, she goes very well. She also points better to port than starboard which I have never worked out why. Over the 17 years of ownership, we would have sailed between 7,500 to 8,000 sea miles and she has never let us down. Phoenician enjoying a downhill run towards Russell in the 2007 Coastal Classic Sarah and Carl Jeffrey Collection