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DHL - Getaway Sailing

DHL - Getaway Sailing

 

Getaway-sailing.com is heading south with an international team on a VO60, which was originally Paul Cayard’s winning boat, EF Language, then illbruck’s training boat.  The crew will work hard to prepare for the 60th anniversary race with an extensive training program prior to Boxing Day ensuring it will be a competitive run. The crew are largely UK-based but will also represent Europe, Singapore and Australia.

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Competitor Details

Yacht Name DHL - Getaway Sailing
Sail Number GER4014
Owner Getaway Sailing
Skipper Andrew Lygo (5)
Crew A Platt, A Whall (1), A Walker, S Hurst, J Whitby, B Griffin, P Fitzgibbon, R Killip, G McCord, P Goldsworthy (9), M Hughes (5), M De Jong, G Northcott, G Scott, S Bancroft
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Volvo 60
Designer Farr & Associates
Builder Gillies/Smyth
Construction Kevlar
LOA 19.44
Beam 5.29
Draft 3.74