This Beneteau 44.7 has scored some impressive results recently including a 1st on IRC overall in the Bird Island Race and winning the Gascoigne Cup.  Heading into the Cabbage Tree Island Race, the 4th race of the Blue Water Pointscore Series, Mr Beak’s Ribs is second in the pointscore behind Wot Yot.  Good results have also been achieved at the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta and Hamilton Island and Skandia Geelong weeks.

Link here (Flash) or here (ASF format) to an interview with David Beak prior to the 2005 race (the boat was then called Sirromet Life Style Wines)

Name Mr Beaks Ribs Race name Mr Beaks Ribs Launch year 2004 Sail number 8447 Owner David Beak Skipper David Beak (4) Crew C Wheeler (3), G Cooper (3), I Short (5), K Downing, A Guy (5), D Anderson, F Craddock, J Penney, D McKay (4), S Wood, A Morton Club CYCA State NSW Type Beneteau First 44.7 Designer Farr Builder Benetau Construction GRP IRC TCC 1.112 LOA 13.35 Beam 3.97 Draft 2.64

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