Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor

 

This famous old campaigner will be sailing her 25th race to Hobart this year, equalling the record of Mark Twain for the most races by any yacht.  Between them the crew has amassed 132 Rolex Sydney Hobarts, with two members of the Rum Consortium syndicate of owners, Maurie Cameron sailing in 30 Hobarts and Geoff Barter in 29, while crewmember Tony Cable has sailed to Hobart 41 times.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor
Sail Number	2557
Owner	The Rum Consortium
Skipper	Maurie Cameron (30)
Crew	Geoff Barter (29), Charles Troup, Tony Cable (41), Mike Milroy, Matthew Rafferty, G Schwass, Ross Cable, Andrew Vinson, R Williams
State	NSW
Club	CYCA
Type	Davidson 42
Designer	Laurie Davidson
Builder	Aqua Craft
Construction	Aluminium
LOA	12
Beam	4.0
Draft	2.3