- The Yachts
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- Getaway-Sailing.com
Getaway-Sailing.com
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Built for the 2001 Volvo Round the World Race, this VO60 has been campaigned extensively in Australia by previous owner Andrew Short and now its current owner who took line & PHS honours and set a new course record during the 2006 Gosford to Lord Howe Race, and took line honours again in the 2007 race. The boat scored a line honours win in the 2007 Melbourne to Vanuatu race for which it also holds the record for, set by previous owner Andrew Short. Getaway-Sailing.com has sailed competitively throughout the CYCA’s sailing calendar and along the eastern seaboard in ocean races including Audi Sydney Gold Coast, Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, Lord Howe Island and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Getaway-Sailing.com |
| Sail Number | NOR 2 |
| Owner | Peter Goldsworthy |
| Skipper | Sam Price (4) |
| Crew | Peter Goldsworthy (12), Miles Bastick, Richard Davies (1), Patrick Fitzgibbon, Ashley Major (2), Glen McRae, Jason Natherson, Mark Nesbitt, Doug Nicholas, Rob Peters, Peter Tarimo (2), Daniel Wood, Tony Cable (44), Craig Gleeson, Scott McFarlane, Chantelle Murray, Carolina Nahuz, Polly Thomas, Bob Quinn, Vern Hembrow |
| State | NSW |
| Club | CYCA |
| Type | Volvo 60 |
| Designer | Davidson |
| Builder | Cookson |
| Construction | Kevlar |
| LOA | 19.46 |
| Beam | 5.23 |
| Draft | 3.75 |
