Happy Wanderer

Happy Wanderer formerly known as Limit/Vamp/Abbotts Vamp, is a Corby 49 designed and built by John Corby and team in 2002. Renamed Happy Wanderer for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in support of the Wandering Warriors, a charity that provides tertiary education and mentoring opportunities for Australian Defence Force veterans. The charity is also building a network of companies that are committed to creating employment opportunities for ex-ADF veterans. The crew consists of amateur sailors from across the country led by Dan Cannon. Most of the team previously raced together in 2019 with Damien Parkes onboard Denali (renamed Happy Wanderer), placing ninth in PHS.

This latest Happy Wanderer last raced to Hobart in 2019, but her best result was in 2010 when she finished ninth overall for a Russian team skippered by the late Roger Hickman who had won the race twice overall with Wild Oats/Wild Rose.

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Happy Wanderer outperforms yachts twice its size

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