Launch of famous Open 60 RACE BOAT after MASSIVE 2 year SAILBOAT REFIT

On 12th September 2022, we relaunched NV after a 2 year refit in Vuda Marina, Fiji. NV was originally designed, built and raced by famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa in the Vendée Globe, a non stop single handed around the world race known as the "Everest of the Seas". She came 5th in the 1992 Vendée Globe, making Nándor the first non frenchman to finish the race. Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov raced her in the 1998 Vendée, becoming the first Russian in history to participate in the event. He didn't finish and abandonded the boat in Sydney due to technical problems. In Australia she was extened by 6 feet and competed in the offshore races, most famously under the name "Broomstick". Two years ago we took over the reins to turn her into a fast family cruiser and give this old gladiator a new lease on life. Thanks so much to everyone that helped us get back in the water, it's such a good feeling to finally be floating again! THANKS SO MUCH TO KURT ROLL FOR THE AMAZING FOOTAGE!!! - Check out more of his videos here https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurt0425 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/SailingNV or with a one-off donation via https://ko-fi.com/sailingnv or paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sailingnv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts. We're refitting an ex Vendée Globe Open 60 race boat originally designed & built & raced by famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa. He competed in her in the 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), finishing 5th, becoming the first non-frenchman to finish. We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We’re planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water! Subscribe to our channel&track our progress as we release videos about our journey as well as "how to" videos about anything boat related. Never stop to dream, never stop to sail! You can find out more about the boat, us and our refit plans on our website www.sailingnv.com or follow us on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/sailingyachtnv and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sailingnv/ #sailingnv #sailingblog #refit #sailing #boatlife #Open60 #raceboat #cruising #sailingvlog #boatwork #lifeinfiji #sailingfamily #fijirefit #nandorfa #vendeeglobe