AFR Midnight Rambler

 

The 1998 Sydney Hobart race winning combination of Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas are now campaigning a Farr 40 One Design that has been optimised for IRC.  The boat competed with success in last year's Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and this year's Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race, where they finished 1st in division in both events, but was not a finisher in its first Rolex Sydney Hobart last year following injury to a crewman and damage to the yacht.  Third to finish and 5th in IRC in the recent Godford to Lord Howe Island Race.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	AFR Midnight Rambler
Sail Number	8338
Owner	Ed Psaltis
Skipper	Ed Psaltis (24)
Navigator	Bob Thomas (16)
Crew	M Bencsik (10), J Whitfield (10), C Rockell (6), A Taylor, S Guanaria, T Barker, G Fisher, G Healy
State	NSW
Club	CYCA
Type	Farr 40
Designer	Bruce Farr
Builder	DK Yachts
Construction	GRP
LOA	12.41
Beam	3.96
Draft	2.6