City Index Leopard is the third yacht Mike Slade has brought ‘down under’ to try and take line honours. Fresh from smashing the previous Rolex Fastnet Race record, Slade and his international crew, including a number of Australians, are quietly confident they can come between Wild Oats XI and an historic third line honours win.  Weighing 10 tonnes more than the lighter weight 30m maxis, Slade is hoping for hard running and reaching race.  There’s more at stake once the boat has finished with the infamous ‘Bashes’ cricket match due to be played amongst Slade’s crew once they arrive in Hobart.

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