‘In a class of its own’: a radical new racing yacht sets sail

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login A slick new sailboat hovers in the air, its logo – an encircled “9AM” – glistening like a mini rainbow over Sydney Harbour. The “9′′ refers to the craft’s length in metres, the “A” is for Richie Allanson, and the “M” for Iain Murray – two supremos of Australian sailing who have together devised the genre-bending boat.

“We wanted to make something that was beautiful and simple but also wild and fast that represented the best of new technology,” says Murray, whose inductions last year into both the America’s Cup and Australian Sailing halls of fame acknowledge half a century of nautical prowess. Loading..

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