The Yachts

Ragamuffin

Ragamuffin

 

Syd Fischer, at 78 the doyen of Australian ocean racing yachtsmen, is will commence his 37th season of ocean racing with the 20th Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the opening race in the CYCA long ocean racing season and the first event for its prestigious Blue Water Points Score. He has won the Blue Water championship eight times since he began ocean racing in 1968.

This will be the first race this year for Ragamuffin after she was dismasted in Bass Strait during last year’s tough 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The Farr 50 has had a good record in recent Sydney Gold Coast Races, taking first place Overall under IMS handicap in 2000, second in IMS Overall in 2002, first overall again in 2003 and last year placing second in IRC Division A to IRC Overall winner Quest.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Ragamuffin
Sail Number AUS70
Owner Syd Fischer
Skipper Tony Ellis
Crew P. Eadie, B. Taylor, J. Dock. T. Payola, P. Bennett, M. Hesse, R. Warrander, D. Ellis, T. Slatter, J. Goluzd
State NSW
Club CYCA/RSYS
Type Farr 50
Designer Farr Yacht Design
Builder McConaghy
LOA 15.5
Beam 4.407
Draft 3.152