Pretty Woman

Richard Hudson heads up the team for Pretty Woman’s third assault on the Sydney Hobart. In 2019 they finished 58th overall after placing 25th in 2007. Hudson races regularly out of his ‘local’, the RPAYC. The boat also takes part in other major offshore races, such as the ARC. In January 2019, she took line honours in the 2020 Pittwater to Paradise (Southport) race, with a second place overall. David Beak, of Mr Beaks Ribs fame, and the former owner of an offshore racer of the same name, is now part owner of the boat, so the crew will be well fed. Hudson again blends experience with some younger sailors from the RPAYC on the modified IC45 design, giving them opportunities to try out offshore racing at its toughest. Among them this year is 22 year-old 2018 Australian Women’s Match Racing champion, Juliet Constanzo, as well as Anneliesse Scholten and Antony Hawke.

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