A lawyer by profession, Jim Farmer (NZL) has history in the America’s Cup. He served as a director of Team New Zealand from 2004 to 2013, was a member of
Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby sailed the craft 'Horonuku' to its highest high-speed run after patiently waiting through months of weather delay.
A New Zealand-based sailing team said on Monday it had smashed the wind-powered land speed world record, clocking 222.4 kilometres (138.19 miles) per hour in Australia.