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- Quantock
Quantock
David Hobbs mainly races Quantock in club races at Pittwater, but she also did the 2022 Hobart and the 2024 Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. This modified Elliott 13 is the former Valheru which raced out of Hobart and contested ten Sydney Hobarts between 1995 and 2010. Her best result with then owner, Anthony Lyall, was 10th under IRC in 2001.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Quantock |
Sail Number | 1195 |
Owner | David and Alison Hobbs |
Skipper | David Hobbs (2) |
Navigator | Stephen Rich (15) |
Crew | Peter Farrugia (3), Adam Favaloro (3), Alison Hobbs (1), Alastair Hunter (2), Tomi Kallio (1), Saxon Mcgregor (3), Skye Paton (6), Matt Smith (3) |
State | NSW |
Club | RPAYC |
Type | Elliott 13 |
Designer | Greg Elliott |
LOA | 13.0 |
Beam | 4.1 |
Draft | 3.0 |