Southern Wind's "Mrs Seven" completes her 7300 NM trip
On September 6th, Mrs Seven, Southern Wind 100 RS, reached the shallow waters of Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy, after 31 days and 7.300 miles from Cape Town, where she was launched in July 9th.
Captain Aldo Bezziccheri and his crew enjoyed not only the reliability, but also the high performances of Mrs Seven. In one of his daily report he mentioned that she reached a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Now that her open ocean journey has been completed, Mrs Seven will be exhibited in the forthcoming Monaco Yacht Show and and at Carlo Riva Marina of Rapallo, during Genoa Boat Show. The Monaco Yacht Show starts on 24th of September, 2008.
Specifications:
L.O.A.: 30.20 m.
L.W.L.: 26.20 m.
Beam max.: 6.70 m.
Draft: 3.95 m.
Materials: composite
Displacement: 59,200 kg. (Lightship)
Engines: Cummins QSB 5.9 MCD 305 hp @2.600 rpm Common Rail
Design: Nauta Design
N/A: Farr Y. Design
Ballast: 22,900 kg.
Sail area: 424 sqm.
Year: 2008
For more information:
Southern Wind Shipyard,
Reen Avenue - Athlone Industria 1
7780 Cape Town South Africa
Tel. (+27) (0)21 637 80 43
Fax (+27) (0)21 637 80 16
http://www.sws-yachts.com ***
