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Ocean Affinity

Ocean Affinity

 

Ocean Affinity is a 2009 Marten 49, owned and campaigned by Stewart Lewis. Recent achievements include back to back line honours wins in the Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race (2009 and 2010), second overall in last year's Lord Howe Island race.Ocean Affinity, a comfortable seaworthy and responsive yacht, placed third overall in the 2011 Brisbane to Keppel Island Tropical Yacht Race and first in IRC Cruising at the 2010 Airlie Beach Race week. Her recent results include a second in division at the 2012 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. In last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart, Lewis sailed his yacht to 57th overall and 13th in Division. He and the crew will be out to improve on that result.

 

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Ocean Affinity
Sail Number RQ64
Owner Stewart Lewis
Skipper Stewart Lewis (6)
Crew C White (2), J Digby (1), M Vickers (10), R Lynch (1), S Dunne (2), T Anderson (1), A Willis, E Luz, R Caldwell, H Crossan, T Faragher
State QLD
Club RQYS
Type Marten 49
Designer Reichel Pugh
Builder Azzura Marine
Construction Carbon
LOA 15.0
Beam 4.2
Draft 3.6