Saturday 24 October 2009

RPNYC lunch with Brad Butterworth



by Jodie Bakewell-White

Brad Butterworth from Alinghi will be in Wellington on 12th November to be guest speaker at a lunch organised by Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club. All proceeds from the lunch will go towards the Wellington Spirit Yacht Racing Team, a new Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club initiative providing a vehicle for Wellington sailors to take on the world.

Butterworth is skipper of the Alinghi team currently preparing to sail a 90 foot catamaran against the BMW Oracle trimaran in the 33rd edition of the America's Cup.

The lunch is being held in the Chaffers Dock Atrium, 1 Herd Street with catering by Martin Bosley's Yacht Club Restaurant. The cost of the lunch is $100 per head or $900 for a table of ten.

For instructions on how to purchase a ticket visit www.rpnyc.org.nz

The lunch will be followed by an opportunity for young sailors form Wellington to meet Brad Butterworth. All youth and junior sailors from all Wellington Yacht Clubs are invited to come and meet Brad in the RPNYC Wardroom from 3.45pm to 4.45pm.

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