Brian Hayen�s Frers First 51 VIDA won her division at the 2005 Phuket Kings Cup in Thailand. The regatta commemorates the King�s birthday and has been run annually since 1987. The following are some comments from Brian about his new sails and service:
�Firstly, I must say a few words regarding the service and response that we received from Barry [Hayes] and the boys from the Hong Kong loft--it was very professional, timely and far superior to what some would call the norm in your business.
�From the initial quote to the delivery, everything ran like clockwork given the additional problems of an international delivery and the short time for manufacture before the regatta.
�With the technical information provided by Barry (VIDA has had several suits of UK Sails in the past) we were able to decide on a carbon Tape-Drive main and No. 1 genoa that would suit the expected wind range at Phuket during the regatta, and also be useful for some future high performance racing and cruising with a life expectancy that suited our expectations.
�From the first time we hoisted the sails we knew we were on a winner; and this assumption was proven correct as you can see by our results in the six race series (1,3,1,4,1,1) that VIDA was first overall in the Big Boat Premier Division.
�Again, thanks for the support from UK-Halsey.�
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