Challenger of Hornet is one of three yachts crewed by members of Her Majesty’s armed forces.  Representing the Army, Challenger of Hornet will be skippered by Darren ‘Windy’ Gale and will be competing against Adventure of Hornet (Navy) and Discoverer of Hornet (Air Force) for the Oggin Cup.

The UK Ministry of Defence acquired four of the Challenge 67 yachts to enable the Services to undertake ocean voyages. The Rolex Sydney Hobart is the sixth race in a thirteen stage sail training ‘Exercise TRANSGLOBE’ that commenced in July in which all three yachts are undertaking.

Name Challenger of Hornet Race name Challenger of Hornet Launch year 1992 Sail number GBR7803T Owner JSASTC Skipper Darren Gale Crew J West, D. Gale, T. Causer, E Lilyman, D Hoy, R Greener, G Iles, P Lewis, R Simpson, M Smith, B Seely, D Boyce, J Townsend-Rose, P. Jennings, Club ASA Country UK Type Challenge Designer Devonport Yachts Builder Devonport Yachts Construction Steel IRC TCC 1.129 LOA 20.42 Beam 5.26 Draft 3.00

. Rolex Sydney Hobart applications for entry close in one week