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C40 A SOUTHERN MAN - AGD, NZL 02
à jour au: juin 07
2006 Plan Greg ELLIOTT, construit en NZ à Christchurch par Dave Norris Boatbuilder. Quille pivotante et dérive centrale.

2006 12 mai: she arrive in Auckland. Graham DALTON
Graham Dalton's new Open 50 has arrived in Auckland and is being rigged in the Viaduct Basin. She has already undergone the mandatory self-righting test.
Named 'A Southern Man - AGD', she is the first Open 50 class yacht built in New Zealand and features a canting keel and nine-metre retractable centreboard amongst other high-tech gear to aid solo ocean racing. The letters AGD have been added to the boat's name in memory of Graham's 23-year-old son, Tony, who died in December last year.

New Zealand solo sailor Graham Dalton has completed his trans-Atlantic qualifying voyage for the Velux 5 Oceans Race, a solo race, with two stops, around the world.
20 oct: Graham Dalton announced today that he will not make the 1300 start of the VELUX 5 OCEANS this Sunday, 22nd October, due to severe damage to his mast. With just two days to go until the start of the toughest solo round-the-world yacht race, Dalton, who has been plagued with problems throughout his campaign insists he will still start the race, as soon as is practically possible which under race regulations, must be within seven days.
Around Alone: 4 - dnc - dns = dnc/7. Seul 50'. Graham DALTON
  1e étape Bilbao-Freemantle: 4e/7 en 71j15h.
November 3: PIT STOP 1: Pulls into Porto Santo to make repairs to rudder
 December 19: PIT STOP 2: Pulls into Kerguelen Islands to re-fuel and repair torn headsail
 December 21: One year anniversary of Tony’s death, alone at sea
 December 24: Runs into largest storm in the race and questions his survival as he is battered by 90 mph winds
 December 25: Christmas alone at sea

2007 2e étape Freemantle-Norfolk: DNC.
 January 27: PIT STOP 3: Pulls in Bluff (New Zealand) to replace food supplies ruined by diesel leak
 February 13: Breaks two fingers close to where his boom snapped in the Around Alone 2002
 February 21: PIT STOP 4: Pulls into Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, to re-fuel and repair headboard car
 March 14: PIT STOP 5: Damages rudder cassette and arrives in Fortaleza (Brazil)
 March 19: Discovers keel bulb has fallen off, after suffering food poisoning and all electrical and navigational equipment has been stolen, whilst in Fortaleza
 April 4: Leaves Brazil after building a new keel bulb in local yard
 April 19: PIT STOP 6: Pulls into Bermuda after shredding genoa is storm and to repair autopilot system
 April 25: FINISH LEG TWO: Arrives in Norfolk, but too late to start leg three without breaking race rules
 June 1: Departs on spiritual journey from Norfolk destined for Bilbao to complete race course
 June 15: Dalton reports that he has lost his port rudder
 June 18: Arrives in Bilbao