The Yachts

Solace

Solace

 

First Hobart for Solace and her owner. The boat was built for the American market and spent 10 years in the British Virgin Islands in a sailing school. It was then sailed to Western Australia and raced there for three years as French Kiss V. Paul Pincus and some of his Hobart crew did the 2024 Brisbane to Gladstone race together and finished 28th overall.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Solace
Sail Number RQ447
Owner Paul Pincus
Skipper Paul Pincus
Navigator Timothy Sullivan
Crew Daniel Bradford, William Donnelly, Campbell Geeves (14), Tom Keeley, John Tuffley, Laura Stoltenberg
State QLD
Club RQYS
Type Beneteau First 44.7
LOA 13.3
Beam 4.0
Draft 2.6