Originally built by Baltic Yachts, Finland as Martela O.F. She was a top quality "state of the art" yacht though not as extreme in design as some of her fellow entrants in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race.
She was completely refitted following the race and campaigned as Runn.
In 1993 she participated in the 1993/4 Whitbread Round the World Race as Uruguay Natural.
On completion of the race she was laid up and bought in November 1995. She underwent a comprehensive refit, including rewiring, repainting and re-plumbing. In addition a lightweight saloon/galley area designed by Ken Freivokh was installed and the interior was repainted.
Between 1995 and 1998 she was campaigned as Maxima, in the process breaking the Round the Isle of Wight Race record, line honours in the first four legs of the Hong Kong Challenge, line honours in St. Maarten and St. Thomas Regattas, 2nd overall Round the Isle of Wight Race.
As Bols Sport she competed in the St. Maarten, BVI and Antigua regattas as well as the Sardinia Maxi Worlds.
She was then thoroughly refitted and in the process lightened by more than a ton. Following this refit she went on to set a new Atlantic record between the Canaries and Brazil and an extremely commendable 3rd from 300 in the Round Gotland Race 2000, beating many newer and potentially more fancied yachts.
In the winter of 2000 and spring of 2001 she was further refitted. The interior was stripped and repainted, including floorboards. The deck was repainted and all equipment serviced.
In addition the engine and drive unit was replaced. A Yanmar 115 hp and sillette drive unit with Gori propeller were installed. This increased the motoring capacity of the boat by 20% and saved 450kg in the process, and reduced drag.
Furthermore 3 additional ring frames, weighing only 45 kg were added to the bow area; designed by Hugh Welbourn and in anticipation of the Hobart Race this has made a strong, stiff boat even stronger.
Proof of her new speed was 2nd overall IRC in 2001 Sydney Hobart Race.
In addition the rudder was replaced by a Welbourn designed rudder built by McConaghy's in Australia. This has considerably improved the performance of the boat.
As "Lodka Bols" she broke the Mono-Hull Around Ireland speed record which still stands today.
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