The Yachts

Dark and Stormy

Dark and Stormy

 

Tobias Swanson’s Dark and Stormy is no stranger to offshore yacht racing. Having competed in the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster in 2023 and finishing third on PHS. Darky & Stormy has done three Sydney Hobarts – 2016, 2017 and her last in 2019 with the former owners.  Swanson’s crew is diverse in its make-up, with four female crew members and an international sailor among his team.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Dark and Stormy
Sail Number G69
Owner Tobias Swanson
Skipper Tobias Swanson
Navigator Christie Hamilton
Crew Robert Archbold, Adrian Hawkes, Renee Portlock, Tommaso mattia Pretto, Brittannie Probst, Matthew Robinson, Stephen Ryder, Melissa Warren
State VIC
Club RGYC
Type Murray- Burns-Dovell 37
LOA 11.6
Beam 3.4
Draft 2.7