- The Yachts
- 2014
- Ariel
Ariel
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This will be Ariel’s third consecutive Rolex Sydney Hobart race. She won her division in the 2014 Land Rover Winter Series and placed second overall in both IRC Division 3 and ORCi Division 2 in the Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Race. Ron Forster and crew are preparing for this year’s race by competing in the BWPS again.
In the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart she finished seventh in IRC Division 3 and eighth overall IRC Division 3 in the 2013 race. Forster first sailed a Rolex Sydney Hobart 33 years ago.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Ariel |
| Sail Number | A140 |
| Owner | Ron Forster & Phil Damp |
| Skipper | Ron Forster (2) |
| Crew | P Damp (2), J Nalyor (3), I Short (10), M Short (2), G Cooper (8), H Foster, A Guy, J Craddock, J Broom |
| State | NSW |
| Club | CYCA |
| Type | Beneteau First 40 |
| Designer | Bruce Farr |
| Builder | Benteau |
| Construction | GRP |
| LOA | 12.6 |
| Beam | 3.9 |
| Draft | 2.5 |