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Helsal 3

Helsal 3

 

Helsal 3 placed second in their PHS division in 2019, her last Rolex Sydney Hobart. In 2018, she was third on PHS after scoring third and fourth respectively in 2016 and 2017 to win PHS Division 1 both years. In 2015, she placed second on PHS and won Division 1. In 2014 and 2013, Helsal 3 was 15th and 11th on PHS. The boat was originally Arthur Bloore’s The Office, retiring from the 1984 race, before dismasting heading to the 1985 start. Fire damaged in 1986, the Fisher family bought and restored her to place eighth on line in ’87 and fifth in the ’88 race. John Wertheimer bought her, finishing seventh on line in 1990. Chartered in ’91, she was seventh on line. The Fishers repurchased her in 2007 after finding her in decline and she has only missed the 2011 and 2021 races since 2008. Robbie Fisher returns to skipper the Adams 20.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Helsal 3
Sail Number 262
Owner Helsal 3 Syndicate
Skipper Robbie Fisher (21)/Mike Rose (1)
Navigator Mike Rose (1)/Paul Mara (3)
Crew Jack Davis, Luke Davis, John Davis (9), Irina Fedtsenko, John Gallagher, Ryan Gallagher, Ramandeep Kaur (2), Felicity Macarthur, Andrea Mulchrone, Charles Oliver (2), Oliver Penn, Bruce Perry (5), John Preddy, Charmaine Tate (4)
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Adams 20
Designer Joe Adams
Builder McConaghy
Construction GRP
LOA 20
Beam 4.6
Draft 3.4