The Yachts

Luna Sea

Luna Sea

 

James Cameron raced Luna Sea in the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart last year and scored a good 26th overall and fifth overall in division. It was good, because the race really did not play into the hands of the little boats, which were buffeted on two different parts of the course. He finished third overall in the 2013 Gosford-Lord Howe Island Race and since, Cameron has been racing in local events and in the CYCA’s Blue Water Pointscore Series.

Despite her diminutive 35-feet, Luna Sea has proved her worth, time and again, thanks to Australian designer, Robert Hick, so Cameron knows he has a good boat in the former AFR Midnight Rambler purchased from Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas, who won the tragic 1998 Hobart overall. They in turn purchased from the original owner, Bruce Taylor, when known as Chutzpah.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Luna Sea
Sail Number 8339
Owner James Cameron
Skipper James Cameron (3)
Crew A Mahoney (3), D Smith (4), J Sanderson, N Pearson (1), M Mahoney (3), S Kidson (1), B Whitwell
State NSW
Club DSC
Type Hick 35
Designer Robert Hick
Builder Robert Hick
Construction GRP
LOA 10.5
Beam 3.3
Draft 2.1