Pelagic Magic sails out of RPAYC and the CYCA. In 2015 new owner Simon Dunlop and son Graeme entered the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a crew from Canberra and Batemans Bay, placing 21st overall on IRC and 14th on ORCI. In 2016, with a downwind race she finished in the middle of the fleet. Last year the crew travelled to Cowes and combined with an Irish crew to race on a sister Beneteau 40.7 in the Rolex Fastnet Race as well as campaigning in the RPAYC Bluewater Offshore Series. In 2018/19 Pelagic Magic is campaigning in the RPAYC SOPS series and the CYCA Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore series including the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race again with a mixed crew from Canberra, the NSW South coast and Ireland. She finished third in her division in the 2018 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
Competitor Details
Name |
Pelagic Magic |
Sail Number |
11407 |
Owner |
Simon Dunlop |
Skipper |
Simon Dunlop (3) |
Navigator |
Paul Jones (13) |
Crew |
Sam McDonald (3), Hugh McDonald (1), Shane Connelly (1), Graeme Dunlop (3), Pat Cotterill (2), Simon Chapple (2), David Greene, Francois Pean |
State |
NSW |
Club |
RPAYC |
Type |
Beneteau 40.7 |
Designer |
Bruce Farr |
Builder |
Beneteau Yachts |
LOA |
11.9 |
Beam |
3.8 |
Draft |
2.4 |