Rum Rebellion (DH)

Shane Connelly’s J/99 Rum Rebellion Rum Rebellion retired first night around 7pm last year, when Shane Connelly fell overboard and sustained a minor injury. The year prior, he and Tony Sutton placed 68th overall and 15th in the Two-Handed division after placing fifth in the inaugural Two-Handed division in 2021. They Placed fourth overall in the 2023 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race and fourth in IRC Division 3 and sixth in the Two-Handed Division of the 2024 Sydney Gold Coast race, fourth in the DH division of September’s Flinders Islet Race and third in the T/H division of the Tollgate Islands Race.

This boat follows Connolly’s two-handed campaign with Local Hero (which he sailed fully crewed in the 2019 Hobart with Sutton as one of the crew). For the historians, Rum Rebellion’s name and sail number reflect the infamous Rum Rebellion of 1808, Australia’s first and only military coup. Appropriately her motto is ‘New South Walers don’t hide under the bed!’

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