The Yachts

Obsession

Obsession

 

This will be Obsession’s third trip south in her short four-year history.

This time round, Andy Bruce, an Aussie living in London, has pulled together a team of mostly British mates together to charter Obsession as a Tasmanian entry. They have all sailed together for the season back in the UK and have put in a lot of preparation, mostly on a Beneteau 40.7.

They were talked into the Sydney 38 by Getaway Sailing as a faster alternative, and were impressed with the specs on this boat with finishes in the top five overall handicap honours in the last four Sydney Hobart Races.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Obsession
Sail Number 2999
Owner Getaway-Sailing.com
Skipper Martin Johnson
Navigator Andrew Bruce
Crew S Dawson, C Hobbs, B Hugli, S Miller, P Pringle, N Sanderson, A Sheppard, N Stuart
State NSW
Club MBYC
Type Sydney 38
Designer Murray Burns Dovell
Builder Sydney Yachts
Construction Foam Core
LOA 11.78
Beam 3.65
Draft 2.69