Ivor Wilkins is a widely respected freelance writer and photographer. His most recent book, Classic- The Revival of Classic Boating in New Zealand, was published in 2010. In addition, he has written extensively on the New Zealand marine industry, superyachts and yacht racing, with a particular and abiding interest in the America's Cup. Born in South Africa, Wilkins worked as a news photographer, journalist and political writer, including a stint as a foreign correspondent based in London. Two years after the seminal 1976 student uprising in Soweto, he co-authored the book SuperAfrikaners, an expose of the secretive and influential Afrikaner Broaderbond, which underpinned the apartheid government. In 1983, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. In 1987, he and his wife, Elspeth, arrived in New Zealand after sailing from Scotland. Intending a brief stopover as part of a circumnavigation, they find themselves still happily ensconced three decades later. Although he has thoroughly enjoyed his immersion in the classic aviation scene and the flying experiences through the writing of this book, his feet remain on the ground and are likely to stay that way.