Alive

In the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Phillip Turner’s Alive was looking good to win the race for a second consecutive time, having claimed overall victory in 2018, but ultimately finished fourth overall to win Division 0. She took Line Honours in the 2020 TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Race and chopped just over an hour and a half off the race record in the hands of Turner’s regular skipper, Duncan Hine. Before the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Alive, an RP66, finished second on line in the Transpac Race for second overall in Division 1.

Turner bought the former Stark Raving Mad/Black Jack in 2014 and finished 72^nd in the 2014 Hobart, then 17^th in 2016. He broke the 2014 Melbourne Vanuatu record, won IRC Division 0 in the 2015 Hong Kong Vietnam Race, and took line honours, broke the 16 year-old China Sea Race record and placed second overall. As Black Jack, the canting keeled yacht recorded the second fastest time in the 2012 Sydney Gold Coast race, behind Wild Oats XI. Always a good boat, Alive has lost none of her oomph. A well-honed crew includes Darren ‘Twirler’ Jones, who always brings something good to a boat with his offshore and one-design international expertise, including world championship wins. Sam Gilmour is also aboard and brings his first class experience in match racing and one-design classes.

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