You will notice we are continuing to market our boats as "T Boats" around the world, so you may notice we will start referring to our boats as T boats, the T will become very prominent on and off the water.

Our First Newsletter
Being our very first e-mail, we are bound to have made some mistakes. Should you receive more than one, please let us know. We may even have sent your e-mail to several different addresses. If so, when you notify us, we would appreciate having your preferred address. Lastly, in the unlikely event that you wish to discontinue receiving our newsletter we would like to be advised

Atomic
The new T750 Atomic has just arrived in Auckland. Owned by Charles Hollings, this boat should provide some interesting racing on the Auckland Harbour in the near future. We are yet to capture some photos for our newsletter.

Boats Built in New Zealand
A number of Thompson boats have been built in New Zealand over the last couple of years for both the international and the local market. This includes the recently completed new design T590, the T750 Atomic for an Auckland Client. Currently underway is the T850 for John Ward in Auckland, and also we have a T35 in process for an American client.

Boats under construction
A T850 being built for John Ward in Auckland (NZ). Due to be completed by early 2000. The T850 is a versatile yacht with both cruising and racing capabilities. This boat can be built in a variety of materials to suit the builder. Extensive analysis has been carried out to ensure performance is second to none for this size boat and is projected to be exciting particularly upwind, due in part to the finer hull sections and stability provided by the large bulb. Contact us for more information on this design.

We have a new T750 under construction and being built by the owner Brook Faulkner in Napier (NZ). We hope to see this one racing in the New Years regatta in Napier and perhaps we will see this boat in Auckland racing alongside the T750 Atomic.

The owner, Hugh Dimock, is building the first of the T8 Cruisers in Christchurch. This boat is due to be launched early in the New Year.

The T7s are still creating a huge amount of interest in Australia, Sailing Scene already has orders placed right into the New Year . With a good number of T7s in Australia, we are now able to provide the owners with one division racing. The Mornington Yacht club will be holding the Victoria T7 State Titles in February next year, followed by the New South Whales State Titles held at Pittwater in Sydney in March 2000. Also planned for the T7 during Easter 2000 is the T7 championship for Australia with the venue yet to be advised.

Comments from Sailing Scene
Lightening Yachts are no longer involved with the construction of the 7 metre. Larry Gray at Composite Concepts continues to build the boats under license from Thompson performance Design. You will notice there has been a change with the Lightening 7 class, It has now been decided the class should be known as the Thompson 7 to aid the international marketing of the class. Sailing Scene have advised the production queue now extends into the New Year, with export orders imminent for the northern summer, with orders to be placed early to avoid disappointment.