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AFR Midnight Rambler

AFR Midnight Rambler

 

A new Ker 40 AFR Midnight Rambler for the experienced team of Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas and new partner and long-time crew mate Michael ‘Mix’ Bencsik was launched in September 2011. In her debut season, AFR Midnight Rambler scored several podiums placings including: third in the CYCA’s Blue Water Pointscore Series and Cape Byron Series; the IRC & PHS double win in the Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore; first in IRC & ORCi divisions in the Ocean Pointscore Series; first in IRC Division 1 in the Grant Thornton Short Ocean Autumn Pointscore and third the Spring Pointscore.

The previous AFR Midnight Rambler (a modified Farr 40) achieved multiple divisional wins including a well-deserved Blue Water Pointscore Championship in 2006/07 and Short Ocean Point Score in the same season. Psaltis and Thomas have won every offshore race on the east coast including the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the Lord Howe Island Race twice,  the Sydney Mooloolaba Race (twice) and finally succeeded in winning the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race  in 2009 having previously won their division three times.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name AFR Midnight Rambler
Sail Number 8338
Owner Psaltis/ Bencsik/ Thomas
Skipper Ed Psaltis
Navigator Bob Thomas
Crew A Taylor, M Ramaley, M Bencsik, T Barker, M Green, W Howard, S Robertson, C Rockell
State NSW
Club CYCA / RSYS
Type Ker 40
Designer Ker Yacht Design
Builder McConaghy
Construction GRP
LOA 12.2
Beam 4.1
Draft 2.6