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Calibre

Calibre

 

Richard Williams, named Ocean Rookie of the Year for 2015-2016 sailed Calibre in the 2015 Sydney Hobart and finished 16th overall, culminating in their finishing third in Division 2 of the Blue Water Pointscore. Before that, she sailed in three Sydney Gold Coast races, finishing sixth overall and third in Division 3 in 2015, 39th overall and third in Division 3 in 2016 and seventh overall, fourth in Division 3 in 2017. The Sydney 38 recently finished 12th overall in the Flinders Islet and Newcastle Bass Island races, both of which were dominated by the bigger boats. Calibre was previously campaigned in Sydney 38 One-Design events for seven seasons and also competed in the CYCA Trophy and the SSORC.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Calibre
Sail Number 7777
Owner Richard Williams
Skipper Richard Williams (2)
Sailing Master Nick Black (1)
Navigator Barton Bennison (1)
Crew G Richmond-Coggan, B Robertson (2), C Gundy (1), S Addison (2), K Stroinovsky (1), A Brady, M Hanson
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Sydney 38
Designer MBD
Builder Sydney Yachts
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 11.78
Beam 3.65
Draft 2.69