The Landmark 43 Windpower owned by Phil Gutsche won the D&A Cape Town Sailing Week 2010, and with it the South African IRC Championship title. Discarding two podium finishes to take the title from a strong fleet over two weekends, she scored five firsts in eight races ranging from a drifter to well over 25kn. North SA sailmaker Rick Nankin referred to their strength across a wide range of conditions saying it was a good test which suited the Landmark. Designer Mark Mills commented “This success is a testament to the quality of the campaign Phil Gutsche has put together, I am looking forward to seeing her compete in the strong South African team coming to the Commodores Cup in the Solent in August.”
Earlier in the year Mark Mills was honoured with the Irish Independant / Afloat.ie Sailor of the Year Award: "Globally successful yacht designer Mark Mills of County Wicklow is the Afloat.ie/Irish Independent 'Sailor of the Year 2009' after a year of exceptional achievements which built on his original accolade as Sailor of the Month a year ago." http://www.afloat.ie/news/mark-mills-is-sailor-of-the-year/
The success for the Landmark 43 means Mills Design currently holds a total of 6 National IRC Championship titles around the world on three continents: UK, USA, Ireland, South Africa, Italy and Scotland. Details of the Landmark 43 are available at www.landmarkyachts.com.
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