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2004 Engine completely overhauled, antifoul and varnishwork updated, normal maintenance performed. Ashursts for 4th year.

November ARC 2003 - caught most fish again. Ted and Lennox spent 2nd consecutive ARC on Brigand. Grenadines cruises.

June 2003
Brigand Wins Round The Island Race Multihull Division B on corrected time with Harry, Tristan, Vincent, Pete, Anne and Mike, Steph, James, Mark, Angus, Dave and Paul. Sunny Easterly, 10 great gybes with gennaker, inside track genoa.

Ashursts three consecutive years.

May 2003
St Lucia, St Martin, Horta, Guernsey, Cowes with Vincent, Jeff, Jen, Jan, Eddie, Liam, Ian and Donal

Jan2003
300+ pound blue marlin with Joerg, 4 hour 10 mile fight

Dec 2002

Result successful ARC with happy crew,

placed 3rd in Multihull class!

Landed 9 fish including largest caught on the ARC

Opher placed website of trip on
http://study.haifa.ac.il/~odoron/ARC/ARC.html

Nov 2002 ARC2002

Oct 2002 Vincent enroute for Las Palmas

Sept 2002
Brigand wins the classic Nab Tower race again!

Aug 2002 AMS chartered Brigand for Cowes week followed by family Weymouth trip

July refurbishment includes new propellers and saloon upholstery

June 2002 Brigand competes with Accenture crew in Round The Island Race

May 2002 8 crew for trip getting new Doyle mainsail in BVI then home via Horta

ARC2001
Terry Rowe skipper

Oct 2001 Pete took Brigand from Cowes to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria with Ted, Bill, Tracy, Ian, Jason and the health food kid!

Sept 2001
Brigand placed 1st in the Island Sailing Club annual Nab tower race with the enthusiastic Accenture crew aboard!

4 day trip to Cherbourg with Andy, Pete and their guests

UKSA 4 day charter with new Yachtmaster crew

August 2001
Americas Cup spectacle for SP with their guests

Cowes Week viewing for Grant Thornton and International Bankers.

July 2001
Substantial revamp

Various charters in Solent

June 2001
2nd in Multihull B class in famous Round The Island Race!

May 2001
Safe TransAtlantic crossing via The Azores.

Apr
Grenadines cruises
Decks painted
Brigand leaves St Lucia 11th May bound for Cowes via the Azores with three British crew accompanying Vincent.

Mar
BVI cruise via Antigua and St Martin

Feb
New RIB (rigid bottom inflatable boat) purchased as tender with new more powerful outboard. More Grenadines cruises and more fish caught

Jan 2001
Peter cruised to Grenadines catching tuna, snapper and barracuda
New batteries (8)
Brigand's inflatable airbags used by Moorings in attempt to refloat sunken 50' yacht, effectively frustrating our antifouling plans.

Christmas 2000
Grenadines cruise

pics of updates & autumn 2003 trip to Lisbon

pics of ARC2003 and pre Christmas cruise to come