The Yachts

Ichi Ban

Ichi Ban

 

Matt Allen’s Farr 52 OD Ichi Ban, which translates from Japanese to ‘Number 1’, boasts a top crew including Craig Prescott and Peter Inchbold, both lining up for their 18th Hobart, and six-time Bluewater Champion and two-times Sydney Hobart winner Roger Hickman.  This year Ichi Ban has won the Sailing South Race Week, taken line honours in the Southport to Mackay Race, 3rd in the Brisbane – Gladstone Race, and placed 3rd in the Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race.
 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Ichi Ban
Sail Number 8880
Owner Matt Allen
Skipper Matt Allen
Crew M Allen (14), J Flannery (5), R Hickman (26), S Gordon (9), A Thompson (3), G Prescott (18), C Garnett (1), P Inchbold (17), D Morrow (2), S Jackson (2), P McTaggart (2), C Stacey, R Harris, S McChonachy, G Macquire, R Case, D Morrow
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Farr 52
Designer Farr International
Builder DK Yachts
Construction Carbon
LOA 15.789
Beam 4.44
Draft 3.25