The  carefully crafted class rules have ensured that the powerful, water ballasted boats are exciting to sail but restrictions on the design and building materials have kept the costs of the vessels to affordable limits.  Consequently boats are built in many different countries by a variety of builders.  Phesheya-racing was one of seventeen boats built in Tunisia and six boats have already been built in South Africa, but all for the export market.                   

The Crew                   

Nick Leggatt

 Nick Leggatt was on the crew of Steve Fossett’s 125’ catamaran Playstation when she set the outright Round Britain and Ireland record of 4 days 16 hours in 2002, a record which stands to this day. Also on Playstation (later renamed Cheyenne) he was on the crew when they set the Cadiz – San Salvador (Columbus Route) record and then the Round the World record of 58 days 9 hours. His second circumnavigation was completed as navigator aboard Tony Bullimore’s 105’ catamaran Daedalus when she came second in the Oryx Quest Round the World Race.
Other multihull passages include crewing on Groupama 3 from Cape Town to Lorient, Sodebo from Cape Town to New York and competing in the Transpac Race aboard Loreal. In addition to racing aboard large multihulls Nick has navigated cruising boats in the Arctic, north of 80 degrees north, and skippered in the Antarctic, as far south as 69 degrees south, and has cruised and raced extensively aboard a variety of boats in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, including several seasons racing on the European classic yacht circuit aboard a 1937 12 Metre. On land Nick has completed 4×4 expeditions from Cape Town to North Cape, Norway, and across the Australian Outback.                   

Phillippa Hutton-Squire

Phillippa Hutton-Squire started competitive dinghy sailing in Cape Town and later moved onto keel boats. Once she left school she trained to be a Chef and went on to work in Michelin Stared restaurants in England. She spent time working on private and charter yachts in the Mediterranean and Caribbean and has crewed and raced on the South Coast of England. In 2009 she teamed up with Nick to sail from Brazil to New Zealand via South Africa, a passage which gave her a considerable amount of high latitude experience.
Phillippa and Nick completed the 4×4 crossing of the Australian Outback together and then returned to South Africa and have since been competing as a team in various South African yacht races and regattas, including double-handed events.                    

Pippa Potamus

Pippa Potamus joined the crew on the 25th of May in Caen, Normandy, France. Pippa Potamus has been given a large role to play aboard Phesheya-Racing, helping make all the big and small decisions while at sea and in port. If Nick or Phillippa ever doubt anything at least they now can get a third opinion from Pippa Potamus. In May Pippa Potamus crossed the English Channel for the first time. In June Pippa Potamus sailed in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race and La Chrono in Lorient. Pippa Potamus has definately helped improve the overall results on board by helping with tactics and sail making decisions.  Pippa Potamus is a very important part of the crew.