The Yachts

Sports Bar

 

This is a first Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race for Sports Bar, which to-date has been more at home contesting the CYCA’s Ocean Pointscore Series and Land Rover Winter Series. The Blairs also won the 2014 Sydney Cup with this Beneteau 47.7, and recently refurbished her from the keel up. Sports Bar recently finished 12th in Division B of the Land Rover Winter Series after missing two of the 10 races. She is ready to take her place on the start line for her first Blue Water Series. Doug Sturrock was lured out of offshore racing retirement by Neville Blair by being invited to ask his 28 year old son Henry to join the crew for his maiden offshore race. The entire crew is looking forward to jousting with Imagination.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Sports Bar
Sail Number 6396
Owner Neville & Jo Blair
Skipper Greg Mason
Crew A Angus, A Becker, A Hilton, C Johnson, C Latham, C Fairbrass, C Bekker, D Sturrock, G Dent, H Sturrock, N Blair
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Beneteau 47.7
Designer Bruce Farr
Builder Beneteau Yachts
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 14.3
Beam 4.4
Draft 2.9