- The Yachts
- 2012
- Patrice Six
Patrice Six
Courtesy of his father Ray, a well-known ocean racer of his
time, Tony Kirby has been around the waterfront for most of his
life. He has helped other prominent boat owners such as Stephen
Ainsworth and Robbo Robertson to excellent offshore results until
buying his own boats. With his latest, Patrice Six, 'TK' finished
fifth overall and third in IRC Division 3 in 2009 Rolex Sydney
Hobart, after a win looked to be in the bag until the last few
hours. It was the first time the ORCi was used in Australia, and
Patrice Six finished third under that rule. In last year's race,
Kirby was 31st overall, as conditions did not favour the 40
footers. However, he was fourth in ORCi Division 2 and seventh in
IRC Division 3. He finished sixth in the 2011/2012 Blue Water
Pointscore, improving on his eighth the previous season. Bears
Oscar and Orlando will be aboard again this year, helping to raise
much needed funds for The Kids' Cancer Project, which undertakes
childhood cancer research.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Patrice Six |
Sail Number | 360 |
Owner | Tony Kirby |
Skipper | Tony Kirby (28) |
Crew | A Young (1), B Sinton (2), F Walker (9), G Harland (17), J Allan (11), J Tanton (2), M Riding (1), M Jackson (6), P Beale (16) |
State | NSW |
Club | CYCA |
Type | X41 |
Designer | Neils Jepersen |
Builder | X Yachts |
Construction | GRP |
LOA | 12.35 |
Beam | 3.64 |
Draft | 2.49 |