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Bulwarks and Bulldust – Show Four of Season Three is now live

by Bulwarks and Bulldust 17 Oct 2025 13:57 PDT
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Show Four of Season Three - Matt Allen AM - is now up and running

This week @BulwarksandBulldust talks with none other than Matt Allen AM. We get straight into it with an entrée of Olympic Classes and Scoring for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, as well as a look at 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. There's well more than a side order of business with the Chairman of World Sailing's Oceanic and Offshore Committee, so have your salad fork ready...

Main course with the three-time overall winner of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race also looks ahead to potentially getting the last prize on the list, Line Honours, in the 2025 edition that kicks off this Boxing Day (December 26, 2025). The Big Red Girl, the Aircraft Carrier and whole lot more get applied to the Guillame Verdier/ Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prévost (VPLP Design) 'monomaran', but one thing you can say about Comanche is that she is probably the most recognised boat in the world. There's also a definite nod to Legends past and present, with the likes of the late and great Lou Abrahams, Col Anderson, and Bernie Case receiving due praise.

For dessert, let's talk Gentleman's Express, which of course means Palm Beach Motor Yachts, now part of the GB Marine Group

Standby for a load of gold dust, and we reveal the bulldust!

Acknowledging the support of Pantaenius Sail and Motor Yacht Insurance, The Boat Works Gold Coast, Melfi Designs, The Yacht Sales Co., ILIAD Catamarans, and Big Duck inflatables.

Many thanks to Many thanks to Cros and Dale of Bow Caddy Media, and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the additional footage.

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Also of interest are these articles -

World Sailing Offshore Event Organisers Forum

Video - Ichi Ban after the 2021 Sydney Hobart race

2024 Sydney Hobart – Hard charging. Comanche latest scalp

The most famous boat in the world

Palm Beach Motor Yachts - 30 years to become an overnight success

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