His religion? Multihulls!
We’ve been crossing paths with «Phil» at boat shows for a little over twenty years, but the years don’t seem to have any effect on him. From his native California, he has kept the slender and sporty look that cannot betray his age.
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Publié le
20/07/2021
Par
François Trégouët
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179
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2021
Contacted by Skype while in Cape Town for the launch of the very first Balance 482, he appears on screen as if he were on a pontoon: he’s affable and speaks eloquently about his passion. He, the philosophy of religion graduate from Harvard, has only one passion: multihulls. Phil’s story could inspire a Hollywood script. It’s the story of a paperboy who saved a dollar here and there to buy his first Hobie Cat at the age of thirteen. A relentless racer, he would follow the rise of the famous Californian brand around the world. Even better, he would use his writing talents to author a technical b…
