The Yachts

Audi Sunshine Coast

Audi Sunshine Coast

 

Rod Jones, a two-time Australian IRC champion and one of three Queensland entrants, will bring his Welbourn 50 Audi Sunshine Coast to the start line for this year’s Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.  Built in Gosford and originally launched as Heaven Can Wait, Jones has optimised and tweaked Audi Sunshine Coast. In this year’s protracted Gosford Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, Jones finished third on line and won the PHS division.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Audi Sunshine Coast
Sail Number A5
Owner Rodney Jones
Skipper Rodney Jones
Crew J Walker, G McAllansmith, K Timm, J Jannink, P Bailey, D Sharp, B Donovan, M Chew, L Down, T Shardlow, S O'Rourke
State QLD
Club MYC
Type Welbourn 50
Designer Hugh Welbourn
LOA 15.2
Beam 4.6
Draft 3.0