At the age of 79, Dr Tony Fisher, one of Australia’s most successful yacht owners of the 1970s and 1980s, is making a comeback with his latest Helsal. He set a race record in taking line honours in 1973 with the original Helsal, a ferro-cement boat that was dubbed the ‘Flying Footpath’. His latest Helsal is of French origin and while it won’t break the race record, she will guarantee her owner and crew a comfortable ride back to Hobart where she is based.