The Yachts

Southern Excellence II

Southern Excellence II

 

Since buying the former Ichi Ban in March last year, Andrew Wenham has breathed new life into the yacht now known as Southern Excellence II, upgrading a number of systems on the boat to improve her IRC rating and to suit his requirements.

In April Southern Excellence II claimed her second consecutive line honours win in the Gosford Lord Howe Island Yacht Race in a time of 35hrs, 41mins and 34secs – just over half the time she took in the protracted lightair 2012 race. The Wollongong businessman also tool line honours in the re-invigorated Sydney Wollongong race, conducted by the CYCA in March, falling just 23mins and 49secs short of the 14 year old race record set by Brindabella.

In last year’s Hobart, Wenham and crew finished 12th on line and ninth in division after coping withgale force winds and rough seas off Tasman Island after placing fifth on line and fifth in IRC Division 0 in the Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Wenham ended the CYCA’s 2013-2014 Blue Water Pointscore Series with second in the newly created Line Honours division.

 

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Southern Excellence II
Sail Number AUS03
Owner Andrew Wenham
Skipper Andrew Wenham
Crew A Burt, A Chase, D Burt, D Hogben, I Broad, J Turner, K Swiney, M Bellingham, B Taylor, C Greenhill, M Frew
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Volvo Open 70
Designer Don Jones
Builder Hart Marine
Construction GRP
LOA 21.5m
Beam 5.7m
Draft 4.6