Jon Williams is responsible for the winch systems of the OneWorld Challenge IACC yachts. He has modified and developed OneWorld's systems into possibly the most advanced of all Harken™ installations in the current fleet. During the 1980's, Jon trained at Poole Technical College in England, and honed his skills welding & fabricating close tolerance components for the Ministry of Defence. Building spars for over 6 years, and now focusing his involvement on yacht construction & deck hardware installation, Jon has been involved with some of the most cutting edge projects since 1990: Taramber, Merit, Twirlybird II, Merit Cup / La Poste, Mini transat, ¼Ton, Mumm36, Yamaha / Galicia WOR60, Team NZ '95, Hetairos, Grand Mistral, Mari Cha III, Tiketitan, Stealth, Julia...