- The Yachts
- 2008
- Quest
Quest
After a break of a couple of years, Bob Steel is returning to the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the race he won in 2002 with his previous Quest, a Nelson/Marek 46. His current Quest is a state-of-the-art TP52 with which he has already won the 2008 Skandia Geelong Week and finished 2nd in the 2008 Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race. He has crew of great experience, including Mike Green who has sailed to Hobart 28 times.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Quest |
Sail Number | 52002 |
Owner | Bob Steel |
Skipper | Bob Steel (17) |
Crew | M Green (29), A Pearson (10), B Baker (6), H Brodie (22), P Messenger (23), S Newton (2), M Clark (2), A Ferguson (3), A Brown (19), A McBean (1), S McCuaig, M Bassett, C Crafoord. |
State | NSW |
Club | CYCA |
Type | TP 52 |
Designer | Bruce Farr (NZ) |
Builder | Goetz |
Construction | Composite |
LOA | 15.84 |
Beam | 4.34 |
Draft | 3.18 |