Turbo Kingfisher for Dalts' big brother

madforsailing talks to Graham Dalton and designer Merf Owen about their new Open 60

One sticky issue
Dalton is particularly angry as he maintains that Clipper Ventures were aware that he was building a boat specifically to their rule (as he claims have several other competitors). "They were aware of boats being built, yet without consultation they brought in another rule," he says.

He believes Clipper Ventures were bullied into complying with the IMOCA rules by the French who were set on boycotting the event unless it was raced under the IMOCA rules.