The Yachts

Wedgetail

Wedgetail

 

Wedgetail made its Rolex Sydney Hobart debut in the 2005 race and finished an impressive sixth overall on corrected time followed up by a first in IRC division 2 of the 2007 Audi Sydney Southport race in March.  Skipper Bill Wild always puts together an excellent crew for the trip north with Kevin Costin joining the highly experienced Vanessa Dudley, editor of Australian Sailing magazine, Brisbane Etchells sailor Darren Hutchison, Auckland sailmaker Simon Kidd and navigator Peter Elkington.
 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Wedgetail
Sail Number HW42
Owner Bill Wild
Skipper Bill Wild
Crew K Costin, P Elkington, V Dudley, S Kidd, P Houghton, W Roberts, C Anderson, C Burgess
State QLD
Club RQYS
Type Welbourn 42
Designer Hugh Welbourn
Builder Kos & Co
Construction Carbon & Foam
LOA 12.80
Beam 3.95
Draft 2.6