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Secret Men's Business 3.5

Secret Men's Business 3.5

 

Boettcher has chosen the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race to make his return to ocean racing since winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race overall in 2010. Having been out of the offshore scene for 17 months, ‘Boettch’ will be taking on some serious contenders who have kept up their racing.

Turning left at the Heads was a big enough attraction to bring many of the crew back with a few new additions such as Richard Bouzaid and Sean Kirkjian. Secret Mens Business 3.5 (SMB3.5) was re-launched in Mornington by Hart Marine in late 2009 after undergoing a re-build and hull modification designed to correct upwind performance, and increased her waterline length by four foot. As SMB 3, the boat broke the record for the fastest boat under 50ft and fastest ever South Australian Yacht to reach Hobart in 2008; and broke the race record for the Adelaide to Port Lincoln in 2009.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Secret Men's Business 3.5
Sail Number YC3300
Owner Geoff Boettcher
Skipper Geoff Boettcher
Navigator Steve Kemp
Crew T Cowen, A Common, R Bouzaid, S Kirkjian, C Howard, D Oliver, R Davis, J Denham, C Gordon, A Van Essen, C Kosecki
State SA
Club CYCSA
Type Reichel Pugh 51
Designer Reichel Pugh
Builder Hart Marine
Construction Carbon
LOA 15.61
Beam 4.40
Draft 3.33