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Lady Godiva riding north to Mooloolaba

by Lisa Ratcliff, CYCA on 26 Mar 2004
Victorian David Currie is coming out of ocean racing retirement for this year's FKP Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race with his beautiful Swan 60 Lady Godiva, named after the wife of a powerful English nobleman, who supposedly rode naked on horseback through the streets of Coventry in the 11th Century to protest against her husband's high taxes.

David, a supplier in the printing industry, bought Lady Godiva in New Zealand three years ago during a 24-hour window.

‘I was given a 24 hour option to purchase and during that time I flew to Auckland, sailed her 30 miles to Gulf Harbour where I had her lifted out and surveyed, then I flew back to Melbourne and sent a deposit,’ said David.

Unfortunately he doesn't have a full history of the boat but he knows it has sailed around the world a few times and it used to be a 57-foot ketch whereas it is now a 60-foot sloop that was fully restored to its current glory in 1997.

David is an experienced ocean-racing yachtsman who has competed in 10 Sydney Hobart Races over the past 30 years on a number of different boats including Cotton Blossom, his former Peter Kurt’s owned Once More Dear Friends and Valtair.

He has a Rolex Sydney Hobart Race on board Lady Godiva in his sights in the near future.

There has been one official withdrawal from the FKP Sydney Mooloolaba Race fleet, Steve Austin's Enticer, leaving a fleet of 42 for the start on Wednesday March 31 at 1.00pm from Sydney Harbour.
About FKP Limited

With more than 30 years experience in the Australian property industry, FKP Limited is one of the country's most successful diversified property investment companies with assets of more than $300 million and annual revenues of more than $270 million.

FKP has been operating for more than 30 years and is now recognised as one of Australia's leading diversified property and investment companies focused on delivering quality property solutions.

For more information about FKP visit: www.fkp.com.au

Official website: http://mooloolaba.cyca.com.au
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