I am not going to be able to find these facilities in Cape Verde Islands, I believe it's just an anchorage there on the NW island. So I will press on the Canary Islands, and as I will be so far behind by then, it will not be sensible or motivating to continue the race. This award honors the marine equipment company that has made the most profound effect on the sailing industry through innovation and new product development. Harken won the Dame award in 1995, and has received multiple honorable mentions. Headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Harken also has offices in Rhode Island, Florida, California, Italy, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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It is sitting in the Viaduct Basin in Auckland alongside the old America True, also now black, waiting for the new crew to arrive and take it out testing in the Hauraki Gulf.