Starlight Express
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| Category | Placing |
|---|---|
Profile
This one-time Sydney-based yacht is one of the best-known veteran racing yachts in New Zealand. She has competed in numerous Sydney Hobart Races, the Kenwood Cup and Hamilton Island Race Week. Starlight Express and her New Zealand-based crew will put in a good campaign for a divisional placing.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Starlight Express |
|---|---|
| Sail Number | NZL6006 |
| Owner | Stewart Thwaites |
| Skipper | Stewart Thwaites (6) |
| Crew | Edmund Tam (2), Peter Sutton (2), Dale Barcham (3), Robert Greer (2), Mathew McDowell (1), Jason Parkin (1), Brendon Hogg, Mathew Stechman, Martin Paul Hannon, John Alexander, Campbell Morris, R Bassett, A Nolan (3), A Walker (1) |
| State | NZ |
| Club | Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club |
| Type | Davdison 55 |
| LOA | 16.87 |
| Beam | 4.1 |
| Draft | 2.7 |
| Rig Type | Sloop |
| Year Launched | 1985 |
| Designer | Laurie Davidson/Blakewell- White (NZL) |
| Builder | Robbie McGaffin (NZ) |