The Yachts

Wizzard

Wizzard

 

Wizzard, formerly Swish, is owned by 3 friends from Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie and sailed by their friends from the local area.   It is named after the owner with the biggest ego and represents another foray into offshore yacht racing after a short break. 

Under her previous owner, the boat won the Sydney 38 Division and the One Ton Cup, finished second in IRC Division 3, second in ORCi and 4th in IRC overall in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart. She also competed in each of the last nine Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Races with her best result a win in IRC Division 3 in 2009. Swish also won IRC Division 3 in the 2009 Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race and finished second in the 2009/2010 Tasman Pointscore Series.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Wizzard
Sail Number 6073
Owner Hinchey/Hume/Izzard
Skipper Mick Hinchey
Crew R Howard, B Hones, D Hume, M Jensen, M Hinchey, C Davidson, B Kelly, M Hayward, W Izzard, P Mountford
State NSW
Club NCYC/CPSC
Type Sydney 38
Designer Murray Burns Dovell
Builder Sydney Yachts
Construction GRP
LOA 11.78
Beam 3.65
Draft 2.63