- The Yachts
- 2016
- Black Sheep
Black Sheep
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Black Sheep was 15th overall and third in Division 3 in the 2015 Hobart, after her 40th overall the previous year, this when brothers Martin and Derek Sheppard had enjoyed an otherwise good season. Finished fifth overall to win Division 2 in the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Race and 31st overall in the 2016 race. Won the 2016 Newcastle Bass Island Race and backed up with second in the Cabbage Tree Island Race. The Sheppards bought the former Honeysuckle specifically for ocean racing and Derek will contest his 10th consecutive Hobart.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Black Sheep |
| Sail Number | 33345 |
| Owner | Derek & Martin Sheppard |
| Skipper | Derek Sheppard |
| Crew | R Tikoft, M Sheppard, J White (5), D Morris, S Sellers, R Jay, L Noye, C Gundy, S Garrie, M Ivaneza, K Bennett, A Scott, Y Heritage |
| State | NSW |
| Club | WYC |
| Type | Beneteau 45 |
| Designer | Phillippe Briand |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| LOA | 13.7 |
| Beam | 4.2 |
| Draft | 2.7 |