It was a regular feature on the Solent, the maxi yacht Maxima owned by Upton-based entrepreneur businessman and avid sailor John Caulcutt.

Then the 80ft yacht was bought, renamed Bols, and headed south to win its class in the Sydney to Hobart race. The current owner has now just launched another super maxi, naturally named Bols, adding to the new generation of maxi yachts.

The 93ft lithe beauty will mount an assault on the 24-hour distance record for monohulls, the Transatlantic Record from New York to Lizard's Head in Cornwall and the Round-the-World monohull record.