The Yachts

Wax Lyrical

Wax Lyrical

 

Wax Lyrical was ninth overall in PHS in last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart and went on to place PHS eighth overall in in the 2017 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. She finished PHS third overall and second in Division 2 of the 2015 Hobart and PHS fifth overall in 2014 – her first Hobart. Les Goodridge and his X-50 design won PHS in the 2015 Sydney Gold Coast race and placed PHS third overall in the CYCA’s 2014/2015 Ocean Pointscore. Wax Lyrical is currently PHS sixth overall in the Blue Water Pointscore. Second in charge, Dinah Eagle, will tick of her 10th Sydney Hobart this race.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Wax Lyrical
Sail Number 248
Owner Les Goodridge
Skipper Les Goodridge (7)
Sailing Master Dinah Eagle (8)
Crew C Blogg (4), B Smith (19), F Etter (6), J Owens (4), L Stevenson (10), E Griffith (2), B Dixon (1), I Howard, L Gallaway
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type X 50
Designer Niels Jeppesen (Den)
Builder X-Yachts
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 15m
Beam 4.2m
Draft 3m