Clipper Ventures 5

This is the former Gold Coast Australia which won 12 of the 15 legs in the 2011-12 edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race under Tasmanian skipper Richard Hewson and his crew. Prior to that, it competed in the previous three editions respectively as Team Finland (was second), Jamaica (10th) and Jersey (9th). Last sailed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2013, skippered by Clipper skipper, Piers Dudin, to 56th place overall. The boat is now utilised for Clipper race crew training and development and to participate in local sailing events at Clipper Ventures' new Sydney base. She will be skippered to Hobart by Drew Hulton-Smith, a watch captain on Clipper Ventures 10 in last year’s race. Husband and wife team, Anne and Nick Woodward join the crew.

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