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Pyewacket - Maxi Beater Roy E Disney, of Disney Corp, owns and operates Pyewacket, one of the most successful and revolutionary, maxi sailboats currently racing anywhere in the world. The boat is an 86' Reichel-Pugh designed Maxi Z86 "sled" which was built in New Zealand by Cooksons and it features a hydraulic canting keel which has the ability to tilt the yacht 25* in either direction even before it leaves the dock! The effect of the canting keel is to give Pyewacket race-winning boat speed when she is sailing upwind.

The Pyewacket sailing team competes globally for a wide range of prestigious sailing awards and as part of that commitment,Roy E Disney commissioned a series of four, personal documentaries on the challenges and successes of the 2004 sailing season in Antigua, Cork, Sardinia and San Tropez.

Phil Uhl of CSTV shot the film in Antigua, Frank Tulloch covered Cork and aerial marine cinematographer, Laurie K. Gilbert was commissioned to shoot the films in Sardinia and the San Tropez. For these projects he operated both on the water and in the air on a variety of camera boats and aerial camera ships.

He worked side by side with legendary sailing photographer Sharon Green of Ultimate Sailing who shot dynamic stills images as part of the same production.

Sardinia included five days of competition in light winds and bright sunny conditions and Pyewacket was to prevail in the racing class and ultimately win The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2004

The boat is named after Pyewacket, the magic, feline hero in the fable Bell, Book & Candle and the yacht features a striking graphic image of a cat on the stern.

This project reunited a core production team who have been working together with Roy E Disney since the 1997 Transpac film.

Client	Roy E Disney
Production Company	Channel Sea Television
Director	Leslie DeMeuse / Laurie K. Gilbert
Talent Pilot	Pyewacket Skipper - Robbie Haines
Format	Video
Filming Technique	Aerial gyro stabilised imagery
Location	Sardinia