Assassin Boxing Day Sail

Brownie drifting along nicely in about 2 knots




Andrew Brown up on foils in 4-6 knots of breeze



Sam Schofield doing 18 in 3-6 kts..



and Danielle Schofield having her first Assassin Sail in about 0-2kts

Assassin Coaching

A full coaching service is available, including video analysing to help you get the most out of your Assassin if you were wanting a little bit of extra help. Coaching is done by top moth sailor and olympian Andrew Brown who is also a qualified professional coach. Andrew has been busy tuning his Assassin up and has racing tips and updates available for all Assassin owners.
See his website - www.forceracing.co.nz and contact Andrew direct for pricing.

Assassin Upgrades

Andrew Brown has been spending time tuning up his new Assassin with some promising speeds being recorded. We are currently working on some racing upgrades that will become available shortly. Picture above is the specialised Assassin height adjuster which will be sold in a kitset form a quick and easy upgrade. Brownie is extremely happy with the boat and looking forward to sailing it more...and from his feedback we are currently working on fine tuning tips for your Assassin.

Little Brownie in training on the Assassin

They just keep getting younger and younger! Almost 3 year old Cameron Brown checks out Sams new Assassin and the new aero tramps. The tramps are still in testing stages and part of Assassins huge ongoing Research and Development programme. Little Cam gave it the thumbs up, and looking very relaxed on the Assassin Dad (Andrew Brown) better watch out!

ASSASSIN HOLROYD FOILS

Foil Comparison (that would be the Assassin one bottom of pic)

The moulds for the new Holroyd main foils have finally arrived, and look great. We excitedly preped them up and laid up our first main foil. Out of the mould the sharp sleekness is sure to impress as there are no other foils like it. Designed and engineered by two of the worlds best, Nick Holroyd and Giovanni Belgrano, there have been huge advancements not only in the shape of the foils but also in how they are put together. Our end result is something really special. We will be completing our on the water testing this weekend, after which they will go into full production. All new boats from now on will come with the new Holroyd foils and all other Assassin owners will be receiving their new foils over the next few months.

NZs ASSASSIN Fleet growing

Fifteen year old Sam Schofield spent his school holidays working in the Assassin factory. After a lot of hard work and dedication the final result was his own Assassin, ripe and ready to hit the water. He will be training for the Dubai worlds with the rest of the NZ team out of Wakatere Yacht Club on Aucklands North Shore. A very happy Sam can now push the Laser back into the shed and start sailing a real boat....

ASSASSIN NEWS

The Dubai 2010 worlds are silently creeping up on us and time is flying by. We anticipate having several Assassins attending the worlds with several top sailors aiming for a podium finish. Olympian Andrew Brown is kicking off his campaign by putting an unofficial entry into an endurance race up the coast of New Zealand. Known as the Coastal Classic, the race starts in Auckland and ends 119miles up the coast in Russel, Bay of Islands. A team of three will be sailing the Assassin during the race, Andrew Brown, Chris Steele and 15yr old Sam Schofield. It will be a gruelling race and hopefully the weather will be kind enough to get a record finish. Andrew is our main on the water tester here in NZ, and has helped the Assassin evolve.

Over in Europe we have the current Olympic 49er Gold Medallist,Jonas Warrer, waiting patiently for his Assassin so to begin his training for the Dubai Worlds. There are also also several other world/Olympic and top mothies aiming to make a showing at the next worlds.
The delivery times for a new Assassin has been pushed out into early next year, so if your thinking about ordering a Assassin for the worlds it would pay to get in soon. At the moment there are 10 build spots available before the 2010 worlds.