Crusade
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| Category | Placing |
|---|---|
Profile
Designed by Alan Gurney this beautiful yacht goes as well as she looks. In the modern style she is built of cold moulded ply with laminated frames and is immensely strong. She has the distinction of being rated 100 A1 at Lloyds and has been chosen as the Lloyds boat of the year.
Crusade raced consistently through last season, her best performance being second in the 1969 Fastnet Race. She has every chance of carrying off the rare double of line and handicap honours in this race.
Member of the UK Southern Cross Cup team.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Crusade |
|---|---|
| Sail Number | 3000 |
| Owner | Sir Max Aitken |
| Skipper | Sir Max Aitken |
| Navigator | Richard Hammond (15) |
| Crew | Mike Butler, Rodney Pattison, Bobby Lowein, John Green, David May, Hon. Hugh Lawson, Ray Kelly, Denis O'Neil, Jim Burke, Colin Betts, Norman Hyett (1), Max Crafoord |
| State | England |
| Club | Royal Yacht Squadron |
| Type | Admiral's Cupper |
| LOA | 18.90 |
| Beam | 4.62 |
| Draft | 2.59 |
| Rig Type | Sloop |
| Year Launched | 1969 |
| Designer | Alan Gurney (UK) |
| Builder | W.A. Souter & Son (Souters) (UK) |