- The Yachts
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- Enchantress
Enchantress
John Willoughby sailed the red hulled Enchantress from South Australia before heading to Hobart in 2014 and 2015. Last year she finished the Hobart 23rd overall, in 2014 she was 19th overall, fourth in Division 4, third in the Veterans 30 Year and fourth in the Veterans 20 Year. Crew have sailed the boat to Sydney again, advantageous for the race ahead. In her first Hobart in 2012, she was 19th and third in Division 4. Enchantress has also done 20 Adelaide Port Lincoln races and won the 2010 Melbourne to Hobart under IRC, PHS and AMS. She was designed and built of wood by John Muirhead to be fast downwind.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Enchantress |
Sail Number | SA346 |
Owner | John Willoughby |
Skipper | John Willoughby (3) |
Sailing Master | Michael Lane (1) |
Navigator | Greg Pearce (1) |
Crew | T Pearce, R Stewart, N Swan (3), D Turner, J Smith |
State | SA |
Club | RSAYS |
Type | Muirhead 11 |
Designer | John Muirhead |
Builder | John Muirhead |
Construction | Wood Epoxy |
LOA | 11.0 |
Beam | 3.2 |
Draft | 2.3 |