The Yachts

Bacardi

Bacardi

 

Bacardi has contested nine Sydney Hobart races since 1980, also winning a a Melbourne-Hobart and continues to win races.  So far in 1990 she has won the Channel division of the ORCV winter series and the Sandingham Yacht Club's winter pursuit series.  In the 1990 Petersville Regatta, the veteran sloop won five races and placed 3rd in the series on Channel handicaps.  Bacardi also placed third division of 1989 Brisbane-Gladstone race.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Bacardi
Sail Number SM377
Owner Graeme Ainley / John Williams
Skipper Graeme Ainley (9)
Crew J Williams (9), A Barker, S Charles, I Court (8), T Crispen (5), C Disney, D Guinan (4), J Sammon, D Schmidt, A Tindall (8)
State VIC
Club Sandringham Yacht Club
Type Peterson 44
Designer Doug Peterson
Builder John Gould
Construction GRP
LOA 13.3
Beam 4.2
Draft 2.4