This is a story that is played out between two countries, South Africa and Australia. Jeff was born in the first one 74 years ago. His father was already designing and building boats, so the son couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
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26/01/2021
Par
François Trégouët
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176
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He settled Australia, after having crossed the Indian Ocean with its reputation for being such a difficult place to sail. His experience of difficult seas would become important when he started to develop his own designs and to satisfy the desires of customers who wanted more personalized boats. It was there that he met Lorraine - she would play a decisive role in the family team that was taking shape. Now based in Newcastle, a few tacks north of Sydney, Jeff signed off on his first successful 24-foot trimaran. But Jeff’s name will be known to all those fans of multihulls who have the desire t…
