M.A.T. 1180 – It's All in a Name

 

"I'm really thrilled. It's been a 12-month program with this boat, and M.A.T., who have done a beautiful job, for the boat is superbly finished. Mike Green sailed with us for Hamilton Island Race Week and he was very impressed, based on all his experience with building and sailing high-end boats. I do think it is the result of using SP Systems/Gurit to do all the engineering, which wasn't cheap, but the results are speaking for themselves.

 

Still, we made our goal and I am delighted that we won the Australian IRC Championship Div2. Also delighted that the boat is as good as was expected. There'll be plenty of learning in the months to come. Everyone

did their best and we learned a lot. If she gets a breeze, this Quest is a rocket ship", which certainly is a big statement from a guy who had a TP52!

 

BOB STEEL – Effectively synonymous with sailing in Australia