Zeus

Built in 2023, Zeus was an entry in the 2023 race, but broke her rig beforehand so didn’t get to start. The i52 was the first racing yacht to be designed, engineered and built to take full advantage of Doyle Sails’ Cableless technology, to perform well at both inshore racing and coastal/offshore racing and features a striking metallic blue hull. With a solid crew, Michael Firmin debuted Zeus in the Transpac Race and placed third in Division 1. Crewed to the hilt for the Rolex Sydney Hobart, with the likes of Kiwis Stu Bannatyne and Ed Smyth, along with Aussies David Gilmour, Rhys Mara and Ben’ Lamby’ Lamb, some of whom Firmin sailed with in the 2019 race on Maverick 49. Zeus is an unknown quantity in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, but she should be a goer.

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