Rush

 

The veteran Corel 45, Rush, has contested most of the major Victorian offshore races and the Paterson's are regulars at Geelong Week each January.  Rush is returning for her sixth Rolex Sydney Hobart, with a best place of fifth in IRC Division 2 in both 2008 and 2009. Although crew members have not racked up the multitude of Hobarts that some others can lay claim to, they are nevertheless very experienced ocean racers. On board this year are mates and sailing buddies Andrew McCole and James Ryssenbeek who contested the 2007 Melbourne Osaka, but damage forced them out on the 11th day.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Rush
Sail Number	B45
Owner	Ian & John Paterson
Skipper	John Paterson (10)
Crew	A Valenza, J Ezard (2), S Tedstone (3), A McCole (4), J Ryseenbeek (1), P Greenwood (5), P Davies (5), L Poulton, A Poulton (8)
State	VIC
Club	RBYC
Type	Farr 45
Designer	Bruce Farr
Builder	Caroll Marine
Construction	Kevlar
LOA	13.81
Beam	4.1
Draft	2.95