The Yachts

41 SUD

41 SUD

 

Over the years several yachts have represented the Cercle Nautique Caledonian in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and Jean Luc Esplaas has returned with his Archambault 40 and experienced crew, 41 SUD, for a third attempt to win the race overall. Esplaas’ best result in this race was in 2008 when 41 SUD finished 41st overall and seventh in IRC Division 3. However, Esplaas and some of his crew took part in the 1998 race with his former yacht, a Young 35 named Marine Corail Voile. They were one of only 44 finishers and came away with third in Division D.

41 SUD was the only New Caledonian yacht to take part in the Noumea Sail 2012 race, which was hampered by extremely difficult navigational conditions, and finished second on line.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name 41 SUD
Sail Number FRA8995
Owner Jean-Luc Esplaas
Skipper Jean-Luc Esplaas (3)
Crew J Esplaas (2), V Esplaas, F Lhote (2), A Chenu, G Guttin, M Balagny, G Sorensen, D Ladiesse, A Furlan
State New Caledonia
Club CNC
Type Archambault 40
Designer Nivelt
Builder Archambault
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 12
Beam 3.75
Draft 2.4