- The Yachts
- 1971
- Boomerang VII
Boomerang VII
Designed by Jo Joubert this, Wombat class sloop was built by Fibreglass Yachts and launched in 1968. She is of a fibreglass-foam sandwich construction and was second overall in the Sydney-Hobart Race in 1968. Her best recent performances have been 1st Basin Cup and 3rd in last year's Woollahra Cup Race.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Boomerang VII |
Sail Number | 653 |
Owner | Peter M Hill |
Skipper | Peter M Hill (4) |
Navigator | John McAnally |
Crew | Eric Smith (1), Clive Smith (1), Tom Vaarzon-Morel (3), Nick Creech. |
State | NSW |
Club | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |
Type | Wombat class |
Designer | Peter Joubert |
Builder | Fibreglass Yachts |
Construction | fibreglass-foam sandwich construction |
LOA | 12.6 |
Beam | 3.9 |
Draft | 1.8 |