Grant Wharington’s Skandia has been virtually rebuilt since the dramatic incident in the Tasman Sea when she was leading the fleet to Hobart last year.  She lost her rig and canting keel and many of her sails when she capsized but the 30 metre hull was rebuilt and with a new, taller rig and new canting keel she has been racing competitively in the northern hemisphere this year. She contested Skandia Week, the Rolex Fastnet Race and the Maxi World Rolex Cup and won the Barcalona Race in the Mediterranean in record time before being shipped back to Australia.  Line honours winner of the 2003 Rolex Sydney Hobart.

Link here (Flash) or here (ASF format) to an interview with a Skandia crewman about the race conditions in the race

Name Skandia Race name Skandia Launch year 2003 Sail number M10 Owner Grant Wharington Skipper Grant Wharington Crew G Taylor, I Johnson, S Gilbert, P Cosman, B Coventry, R Dilbert, T Ede, M Fullerton, S Bond, M Allen, D Haines, A Turton, G Healey, C Smith, W Oxley, J Scolton, J Field, J Rae Club Mornington Yacht Club VIC State VIC Type IRC Maxi 98 Designer Don Jones Builder Hart Marine Construction Composite IRC TCC 1.722 LOA 30.0 Beam 5.0 Draft 4.9 Rig Bermudian Sloop

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