- The Yachts
- 2016
- Shining Sea
Shining Sea
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Andrew Corletto returns to the Rolex Sydney Hobart having not competed since 2013 when Shining Sea finished 18th overall and third in Division 3. This is Darryl Hodgkinson’s previous Victoire, a Beneteau First 45. Corletto has been campaigning Shining Sea locally and nationally with considerable success and in 2014 was named South Australian IRC and AMS champion and IRC offshore champion; 2014 Victorian IRC and AMS champion - Div 2; Beneteau Firsts Australian champion and SA Yacht of the Year. Shining Sea also won the Adelaide Port Lincoln Race in 2015.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Shining Sea |
| Sail Number | YC1545 |
| Owner | Andrew Corletto |
| Skipper | Andrew Corletto (3) |
| Navigator | Craig Evans (4) |
| Crew | R Last (12), S Harris (7), M Warman (7), P Eldrid (3), M Richards, S Langbein (2), L Burrow (5), V Schulz, C Mitchell (1), M Korobacz |
| State | SA |
| Club | CYCSA |
| Type | Beneteau First 45 |
| Designer | Philippe Briand |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| Construction | GRP |
| LOA | 13.6 |
| Beam | 4.2 |
| Draft | 2.7 |