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Il Duce joins the military

by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS 21 Dec 2019 14:43 PST
Nice branding shot Andrea - they'll pay extra for that! © Andrea Francolini

Well for a short time at any rate, famed photographer Andrea Francolini, was on board the Aussie/Franco pocket maxi (there’s a term you don’t hear anymore), Naval Group.

The 21.5m ‘AUS1’, was an STP65 penned by Reichel/Pugh to go against the likes of Rosebud and Container, and built by the equally famous McConaghy yard when launched as Moneypenny in 2008. This year they are chasing the Tattersall’s Cup, and will hope for strong conditions, but not too much hard running when the TP52s, like the Quest, seem to have a pace and rating mix that is hard to beat. Remember the rules, first you have to win your Division, then you have to pray that this is the year Huey deems yours to be the one to get up. Time will tell…. (It always does)

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