- The Yachts
- 2022
- Rum Rebellion (TH)
Rum Rebellion (TH)
Rum Rebellion placed fifth in the inaugural Two-Handed Division of her first Hobart in 2021. She placed third in the Two-Handed Division of the 2022 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race, third overall in Division 2 of September’s Flinders Islet Race, winning the Two-Handed Division, and won the Two-Handed Division of the Bird Island Race. Rum Rebellion was also third in the Two-Handed Division of the Tollgate Islands Race and seventh overall in the Cabbage Tree Island Race, for fourth in the Two-Handed Division. She leads the Two-Handed Division of the 2022/23 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore and sits second in IRC Division 2. Shane Connelly launched Rum Rebellion last year, following on from his two-handed campaign with Local Hero (which he sailed fully crewed in the 2019 Hobart). His co-skipper is Tony Sutton, who raced in the 2019 Sydney Hobart with Connelly.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Rum Rebellion (TH) |
Sail Number | 1808 |
Owner | Shane Connelly |
Skipper | Shane Connelly (4)/Tony Sutton (4) |
State | NSW |
Club | CYCA |
Type | J/99 |
Designer | Alan Johnstone (USA) |
LOA | 9.9 |
Beam | 3.4 |
Draft | 2.0 |