Latest on Tom Braidwood's Mini Transat Campaign

by Media Services/Tom Braidwood on 31 May 2006 Thanks to Greg and John from Fluid Lino, we now have a fantastic website up and running. www.tombraidwood.com was launched on Saturday and the boys have done a fabulous job and it seems to be easy to use and looks great.

The mini has been having lots of fun in Pittwater, testing sails and boat systems. We'd like to thank everyone who has been helping us out over the past few months. I guess the good thing is that the help is now at least a little more fun, getting to sail rather than just slaving away.

Don Hart, from Wishard Australia, has been kind enough to donate components for the mini. We'd like to welcome him to the mini team and thank him for his support.

Tommy and Anthony Paterson sailed the little mini to Sydney Harbour last week. It was the Wombats first trip offshore and all went well. I think the guys had a great time even though there wasn't a lot of wind.

The plan now is to make a few changes on the mini at McConaghy boats and then head up to Newcastle. We've been very lucky to secure the support of Sean Langman, who has offered to keep the boat at Noakes Boatyard in Newcastle. From here the real offshore testing will begin. The mini needs to be tested in all conditions to make sure that we head to France with the most reliable and safe mini possible.

Also on the calendar, Tom is doing a speech at the CYCA on the 19th July. You can check out their website for more details.

http://www.cyca.com.au/calendar_detail.asp?key=796&id=588?

It should be a great night and we thank the CYCA for their support.

For those who missed it Sports Tonight on channel 10 had a feature on Tom and his Mini campaign last Saturday night. It was a great report explaining what Tom is about to undertake.

www.tombraidwood.com.au