SKANDIA

SKANDIA Super Maxi, AUS

• Winner 2003 Sydney to Hobart race
  Winner 2003 JP Morgan regatta; Winner 2004 Skandia Geelong Week; Winner 2004 Sydney-Mooloolaba
• Owner / Skipper: Grant Wharington
  Principal helmsman: Gavin Brady (America's Cup Oracle)
  Crew: 16
  Club: Mornington Yacht Club VIC
  Design: Don Jones
  Type: IRC Maxi 98 (Super Maxi)
  Construction: Carbon fibre composite
  Canting keel
  IRC TCC 1.601
  LOA 29.97 ; Beam 4.99 ; Draft 4.81 ; Crew: min 14
  Lauched: 2003

NICORETTE

Ingvall

NEW NICORETTE Super Maxi, AUS
*** Winner 2004 Sydney to Hobart race ***

• Winner 2000 Sydney to Hobart race
• New Nicorette II: original 79 footer updated to 90 footer with 4.6m canting keel (Triple Moving Foil)
  Skipper: Ludde Ingvall
  Club: Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
  Design: Simonis Voogd Design, NED
  Type: IRM Maxi
  Construction: Carbon fibre / Nomex
  Builder: Big Boat Racing
  Length 27.38m / 90 foot ; Waterline Length 22m
  Beam 4.7m ; Draft 4.5m ; Canting Keel (0 - 56°) ; Keel / bulb weight 9.5 ton
  Displacement 21 ton ; Mast Height 37.8m
  Main engine: VW 120-5 (120 hp) ; Auxiliary engine: Yanmar 3JN (15 hp)
  Electronics: Schneider-Electric PLC (programmable logistics control) handles all the hydraulics including the canting keel, propulsion system, winches.
  Instruments: Ockam instruments for weather data, current, wind strength and speed
  Computer: Dell notebook and pocket PDAs
  Launched: Nicorette I, 1999 ; Nicorette II, 2004
• Dec 19, 2004
  Ingvall: "I am extremely happy with the yacht in the conditions we have sailed in so far, the crew are doing extremely well, they have helped build this yacht and are now doing a great job on the water"

KONICA MINOLTA

KONICA MINOLTA Super Maxi , NZL

• 2nd in 2003 Sydney to Hobart race (named "Zana")
  Winner 2004 Sydney to Gold Coast; Winner Auckland Noumea; Winner Auckland Tauranga race
• Owner/Skipper: Stewart Thwaites
  Club: Royal Port Nicholson, New Zealand
  Design: Bakewell-White Yacht Design
  Type: Maxi 98
  Construction: Carbon / Nomex
  IRC TCC 1.613
  LOA 30 ; Beam 5.25 ; Draft 4.55 ; Lauched: 2003

AAPT, AUS

• 3rd in 2003 Sydney to Hobart
  60 footer record holder, Sydney to Hobart
  formerly "Grundig"
• Owner / Skipper: Sean Langman
  Club: Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
  Design: Murray, Burns & Dovell
  Type: One off
  Construction: GRP
  Kite sail
  LOA 20.12m / 66 foot
  Lauched: 1996

FIRST NATIONAL, AUS

(Overall Winner 2003 Sydney to Hobart race)

• Skipper / Owner: Michael Spies
  Club: Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA)
  Type: Beneteau 44.7
  Design: Farr
  IRC TCC 1.112
  LOA 13.68 ; Beam 3.98 ; Draft 2.65

AERA, UK

(Overall Winner 2004 Sydney to Hobart race)

• Winner: 2003 IRC Nationals; 2003 Cowes Week
  Owner: N F Lykiardopulo
  Skipper: Jez Fanstone
  Club: Royal Yacht Squadron
  Design: Jason Ker
  Type: Ker 55
  Construction: Carbon Fibre
  IRC TCC 1.328 ; LOA 16.57 ; Beam 4.09 ; Draft 3.22
  Lauched: 2003

TARGE, NZL

• Winner: 2004 Rolex Trophy
  Winner: 2003 Admiral's Cup, England
  Previous name: Wild Oats
  Owner: Steven David
  Skipper: Iain Murray
  Club: RPAYC
  Design: Reichel / Pugh
  Type: Reichel Pugh 60
  Construction: Carbon
  IRC TCC 1.430
  LOA 18.57 ; Beam 4.01 ; Draft 4.06 ; Lauched: 2001

ALL STUDENT CREW: students from Melbourne University

ANOTHER CHALLENGE, AUS

• Skipper / Owner: Chris Lewin
  Club: Sandringham Yacht Club, VIC
  Type: Sydney 38
  Design: Murray, Burns, Dovell
  Construction: Kevlar/ Vinal
  IRC TCC 1.112
  LOA 11.78 ; Beam 3.65 ; Draft 2.69 ; Launched: 2000