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Material relating to the trimaran VERBATIM
Image Not Available for Material relating to the trimaran VERBATIM

Material relating to the trimaran VERBATIM

Date1985 - 1990s
Object numberANMS0033
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ian Johnston
DescriptionThis archive series numbered [001] - [004] includes booklets, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, sponsorship correspondence, colour slide transparencies, photographic prints and proof sheets relating to the 40-foot ocean racing trimaran VERBATIM. VERBATIM (formerly BALENA and BULLFROG) was built by Ian Johnston and Cathy Hawkins in northern New South Wales, and launched in 1985. The couple won a number of shorthand events in the vessel and set several records. Cathy Hawkins also sailed VERBATIM solo across the Tasman Sea, becoming the first woman to do so in a multihull vessel.