Magnum III Ker 40 by McConaghy Boats

McConaghy built Ker 40, Magnum III won the RORC IRC British Nationals in Cowes in June 2012. In "kite shredding" conditions the recently launched Ker 40 battled it out against XP 46s, Grand Soleil 43, and the Ker 46 Tonnerre de Breskens 3, the 2010 RORC Boat of the Year, to claim winner of IRC 1. "Fantastic, just elated!" exclaimed Andrew Pearce. "We have put in six months of dedication and hard work to improve the team's ability and to become national champions is such a joy. In the team brief on Sunday, our tactician Andy Beadsworth said not to worry about the points but to just sail as best as we could. It is a great feeling to win, I can safely say this is the biggest win I have ever had in the sport." This is an amazing start to the season for Magnum III, as well as for the rest of the Ker 40 fleet racing together in the UK. Jamie McWilliam's Ker 40, Signal 8 from Hong Kong will be joining the four Ker 40 already sailing in the UK. Congratulations to Andrew Pearce and the crew of Magnum III