Wake me up when September comes!

Anders Kurten
CEO
This is starting to sound like a broken record, but we are still ridiculously busy! This is starting to feel more like a lifestyle choice than a regular 9 to 5 job… Fortunately I had the opportunity to take some time off to sail FG46003 from Kiel, Germany to Dieppe, France, which was a nice chance to charge the batteries and get some rest and recreation. On the professional front, things are still happening despite dismal market forecasts; boat number 4 rolled out the door the other week and is already on display at the Southampton Boat Show, boat number 3 will be launched next week, hulls number 5 & 6 are in production and hull number 7 is being laminated. The annual Finngulf Trophy (a very low key regatta) was held last weekend and attracted a record breaking 34 boats for a day of sailing and an evening of fun to the tune of live music. The winner drove away in a brand new BMW X5 which he can use for 3 months, and a brand new Tag Heuer Aquaracer watch (which he gets to keep indefinitely ? ) We decided to set the aim at 50 participating boats for the 2009 event. This year we only had one FG43, boat #2, participating, as boat #1 was busy in Ijmuijden partaking in the sea trials for “European Yacht of the Year 2009” and boat #4 was already in Southampton. The feedback from the Helsinki In Water as well as the Southampton Boat Show are encouraging and we expect to announce some new orders very shortly. I will also post some images of the interior of hull #4 shortly – she is the first really standard interior version we have finished. All the best, Anders