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Formerly TEAM AUSTRALIA and Bank populiare.

Holds race records all over the world lying in HONG KONG. Ready for hk to Vietnam race.

Brand new set 3di north sails.

New front foils with hydro rake system

Centre daggerboard with trim tab

Full cat one safety on valid ready to go

New b and g system

1 20ft container for work shop and bunch of spares

Spare centre rudder

New running rigging.

New Nanni engine

Design: VPLP - ORMA 60Builder: VPLPLength: 18.28mBeam: 17.6 mWeight: 6000 kgHeight: 27.6 mSail Number: AUS1Date Launched: 2002Mainsail Area: 87 m2Genoa Area: 186 m2Screecher Area: 249 m2Records:

Under the name of Bayer Cropscience (skipper: Fred Le Peutrec )

·        2002: Route du Rhum (retired) and Course des Phares (retired)

·        2003: 12th Transat Jacques-Vabre double - handed

Under the name Banque Populaire IV (skipper: Pascal Bidégorry )

·        2004: 3rd in the Port de Fécamp Grand Prix, 4th in the Marseille Métropole Grand Prix, 2nd in the Galicia Grand Prix (Vigo in Spain), 4th in the Giraglia Rolex Cup (crewed race: Saint-Tropez to Genoa in Italy), 3rd in the Grand Prix de Calvi in ​​Corsica and winner of the IB Group Challenge.

·        2005: winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre.

·        2006: 2nd in the 2006 Route du Rhum (Saint-Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre ).

·        2007: 3rd in the Transat Jacques Vabre (with Yvan Ravussin ), 2nd in the Lorient Multihull Trophy, winner of the SNSM Record Week.

Set 24-hour speed record approved by the World Sailing Speed ​​Record Council (WSSRC): 667 miles at an average speed of 27.8 knots for the "boat up to 60 feet" category set in 2007.

·        2009: Transatlantic, Ambrose Light Tower to Lizard Point, Crewed Record 3d 15h 25m 48s at 32.94 knots

Under the name Team Australia (Skipper: Sean Langman)

·        2012 1st in Brisbane to Gladstone (line honours and OMR) setting a Brisbane to Gladstone Race Record 16h 28m 21s

·        2013 Sydney to Hobart Passage Record (1d 5h 52m 23s), Sydney to Auckland Passage Record (2d 19h 2m 45s), Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race Record (17h 3m 5s)

·        2014 1st in Brisbane to Gladstone (line honours and OMR).