- The Yachts
- 2016
- Jackpot
Jackpot
This will be Jackpot’s first Sydney Hobart, but she has done and won many offshore races courtesy of the competitive Adrian Van Bellen. In recent times, Jackpot has won the 2013/2014 Summer SOPS (under PHS), was divisional second in 2014 SORC, won IRC division in the 2015 SORC, was third overall in 2014/2015 CYCA OPS, won IRC and PHS overall in 2014/2015 Combined OPS/SOPS, was second overall and won ORCi in 2016 Pittwater Coffs race. Helping him is a trio of the most experienced female sailors around – helm Vanessa Dudley, trimmer Gail Harland (won overall in 2003) and 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart winning navigator, Jenifer Wells from the Late Roger Hickman’s program of which two others, Samantha Scott and Daniel Williams also join the team.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Jackpot |
Sail Number | 6774 |
Owner | Adrian Van Bellen |
Skipper | Adrian Van Bellen |
Sailing Master | Vanessa Dudley (20) |
Navigator | Jenifer Wells (6) |
Crew | G Harland (20), S Powell-Hughes (1), D Williams (6), R Humberstone, M Godfrey (4), P Britt, G Butchart |
State | NSW |
Club | CYCA |
Type | J/122 |
Designer | J Johnson |
Builder | J Boats France |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 12.2 |
Beam | 3.6 |
Draft | 2.2 |