- The Yachts
- 2018
- Pelagic Magic
Pelagic Magic
Pelagic Magic sails out of RPAYC and the CYCA. In 2015 new owner Simon Dunlop and son Graeme entered the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a crew from Canberra and Batemans Bay, placing 21st overall on IRC and 14th on ORCI. In 2016, with a downwind race she finished in the middle of the fleet. Last year the crew travelled to Cowes and combined with an Irish crew to race on a sister Beneteau 40.7 in the Rolex Fastnet Race as well as campaigning in the RPAYC Bluewater Offshore Series. In 2018/19 Pelagic Magic is campaigning in the RPAYC SOPS series and the CYCA Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore series including the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race again with a mixed crew from Canberra, the NSW South coast and Ireland. She finished third in her division in the 2018 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Pelagic Magic |
| Sail Number | 11407 |
| Owner | Simon Dunlop |
| Skipper | Simon Dunlop (3) |
| Navigator | Paul Jones (13) |
| Crew | Sam McDonald (3), Hugh McDonald (1), Shane Connelly (1), Graeme Dunlop (3), Pat Cotterill (2), Simon Chapple (2), David Greene, Francois Pean |
| State | NSW |
| Club | RPAYC |
| Type | Beneteau 40.7 |
| Designer | Bruce Farr |
| Builder | Beneteau Yachts |
| LOA | 11.9 |
| Beam | 3.8 |
| Draft | 2.4 |
