- The Yachts
- 2008
- Helsal IV
Helsal IV
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Dr Tony Fisher, line honours winner of the 1973 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race onboard his famous yacht Helsal (“The flying footpath”) has entered Helsal IV, a luxury Dynamique 62 foot cruiser/racer, in the 2008 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race for the third consecutive year. This year the yacht will be skippered by his daughter Sally Smith (formerly Sally Fisher) the ‘sal’ part of Helsal, with her brother Robert Fisher skippering Helsal III in this year’s race.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Helsal IV |
| Sail Number | H262 |
| Owner | Tony Fisher/Sally Smith |
| Skipper | Sally Smith |
| Crew | R Smith (1), S McIndoe (2), B McIndoe (2), A Marsh, R Tees, R Marsh, G Brookes, S Wennerbom, M Wennerbom |
| State | TAS |
| Club | RYCT |
| Type | Dynamique 62 |
| Designer | Philippe Briand |
| Builder | Dynamique |
| Construction | GRP |
| LOA | 18.65 |
| Beam | 5.0 |
| Draft | 2.45 |
