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Mr Beaks Ribs

Mr Beaks Ribs

 

This Beneteau 44.7 has scored some impressive results recently including a 1st on IRC overall in the Bird Island Race and winning the Gascoigne Cup.  Heading into the Cabbage Tree Island Race, the 4th race of the Blue Water Pointscore Series, Mr Beak’s Ribs is second in the pointscore behind Wot Yot.  Good results have also been achieved at the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta and Hamilton Island and Skandia Geelong weeks.

Link here (Flash) or here (ASF format) to an interview with David Beak prior to the 2005 race (the boat was then called Sirromet Life Style Wines)

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Mr Beaks Ribs
Sail Number 8447
Owner David Beak
Skipper David Beak (4)
Crew C Wheeler (3), G Cooper (3), I Short (5), K Downing, A Guy (5), D Anderson, F Craddock, J Penney, D McKay (4), S Wood, A Morton
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Beneteau First 44.7
Designer Farr
Builder Benetau
Construction GRP
LOA 13.35
Beam 3.97
Draft 2.64