The Yachts

Brindabella

Brindabella

 

Jim Cooney bought Brindabella in 2010 and has been a fixture in racing since. It finished 19th on line and seventh overall under PHS in last year’s race, a far cry from her line and overall wins during her heyday in the nineties when she was the most modern and largest of yachts. The Jutson 80, which held this race’s record for this race for a phenomenal 13 years until broken by Wild Oats XI (Open record) and Loki (conventional ballasted yacht) respectively in 2012, still has her moments. She retains the record of 1day, 20h, 46m, 33s for a conventionally ballasted yacht in the Sydney Hobart, which she set in 1999 after finishing second on line to water ballasted record breaker, Nokia, after taking line honours in the 1997 Hobart. She also still holds monohull line honours Sydney Mooloolaba record of two days 20hrs 1min 43secs, set in 1994 and the Sydney Wollongong and Sydney Noumea Races– all with original owner George Snow.  The three races have stopped and started a couple of times.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Brindabella
Sail Number 10000
Owner Jim Cooney
Skipper Jim Cooney
Navigator Onno Schenk
Crew J Tilse, P Eakins, H Slawson, J Atkinson, N Armstrong, O Court, T Drayton, C Price, D Hislop, A Berman, A Fisk, M Blake, W Hedberg, B Kellett, J Natherson, J Verheggen, M Robinson, S Don, W Sykes
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Jutson 80
Designer Scott Jutson
Builder Boatspeed
Construction Kevlar Foam
LOA 24.075
Beam 5.62
Draft 4.3