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157 R.I.B.atPahFarm. Theygottothescenein10mins. Thetwoguyshadswumalongthecoasttotheonlybitof beachoneasternshore, got ashore and up the hill a little way. The R.I.B.picked them out by spotlight but couldn’t land because of the sea state. They didn’t know how many people they were looking for so went to the western side of the island where one of the Coast Guard crew walked over to where they were and brought them back to the R.I.B.They eventually got ashore at 2 am. Thankfully no injuries-don’t know how.Nothing was salvaged. Points to note: 1. NoT.R.(trip report) with Coast Guard. 2. No radio procedure knowledge. 3. No position or waypoint checking. 4. No look out (remember they hit 50 metres away from Motukitekite Light). 5. Stupid. Anyway now own Princess – beaut boat – new paint. In partnership with Charles Scoones.” – Bill Other owners were reported to be D.Fisher,and R.Odlen. Prism Sail No. 5333 Builder: Export Yachts Launched: 1984 Construction: Balsa core fibreglass Prism’s balsa cored fibreglass hull and decks were built by ExportYachts for Richard Endean, the sales manager for the company. Endean sold her before completion. Alan Fletcher purchased the unfinished boat and had boatbuilder Steve Kingston finished her. Gray Dixon was commissioned to build the rudder andmakethekeelthecorrectweight. Fletcherevenwentsofarastoreplace the original engine and sail drive in order to improve her performance. Peter Isler won the 1986 Citizen Watch Match Racing Series sailing Prism. Rod Davis with Grant Dalton, Andrew Taylor, Richard Endean and Tom Schnackenberg in the crew, sailed her to a second place finish in the 1985 Series. Christine & Tony Webb purchased Prism in May of 1986. Tony had crewed for Alan Fletcher and Bill Miller. In October 1987 Tony requested permission from the Stewart Association to take out 190 lbs. (a steel plate was discovered under a bunk after purchase), and replace that weight with a freezer subject to further corrections after the results of swing test. A swing test on 3 November determined that her lead correctors were in place. Christine Webb had an all female racing crew that sailed Prism in many harbour races as well as three Coastal Classics in 1989, 1990 and 1991. In February of 1990 she skippered a crew of seven ladies in the Squadron night race to the Mercury Islands. Christine recalls:“The start was off Orakei Wharf at 6 pm in a nor east breeze, sailing to Flat Rock taking it to starboard, rounding Cuvier Island to starboard and finishing in Mercury Bay. By the time we reached Cuvier Island early in the morning there was a 3 metre swell. The seas were looking rather scary to us all, as we sailed up the front of the wave, to slide down the other side, with Prism heeling over to the point where spray was coming off the port winch. Working the tiller to keep her on track, certainly worked up a sweat of fear. To cover the fear of riding these monsters we started singing. I can’t remember what, but all I know is that we managed to ride them out only to sail straight into 20 knots on the nose down to Mercury Island. We changed down to No. 3 jib, which made for better sailing. We finally arrived at the finish line to be cheered on by all the other yachts, which by now were well into the party. Michael Fay invited all the crews a shore for an evening barbeque. We over heard many crew telling their stories of the unexpected 3 metre swell rounding Cuvier Island. The girls on Prism felt a whole lot better knowing we weren’t the only ones singing. Two yachts lost their rigs rounding, but Prism, the most colourful yacht in the fleet, rounds the top mark in the 2003 Stewart Championships Charles Scoones