On Sunday 27th August, Halcyon Offices’ Owners James Sheppard and Miles Dobson celebrated an incredible win at their first attempt competing in the Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race (CTC).
Their Ilmor-powered Halcyon Connect boat tackled the gruelling 200-mile course crossing the line with an elapsed time of 2 hours 35 minutes 58 seconds and reaching average speeds of 84.03mph.
James from Sussex who throttles the boat and Miles, the driver, from Teddington, have been business partners for 13 years. They bought the Class B boat earlier in the year and have been preparing for her debut over the last few months. Since the first CTC race in 1961, the event has grown to become the world’s most prestigious offshore powerboat race. James and Miles were presented with the “Beaverbrook Trophy” by the honourable Laura Levi, sister to Lord Beaverbrook. Previous winners include multi-world champion Steve Curtis (2016) and Stephano Casiraghi (1989).
The boat's namesake
Halcyon Connect is an integrated telephony service which Halcyon Serviced and Virtual Offices customers are able to take advantage of. The service enables clients to have all the benefits of their own switchboard with remote handsets anywhere with an internet connection, seemlessly connecting team members.
Speaking from Littlehampton Marina, where the Team runs all its testing, James said: