The Yachts

Skandia

Skandia

 

Grant Wharington's Skandia will start the 21st Sydney Gold Coast as the clear line honours favourite. A two-time line honours winner in this event with his previous boat, Skandia is yet to add this race to her long list of line honours wins.

Having put his revamped Volvo 70 Brunel on a ship to Baltimore Wharington will use the Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race to fine tune the crew before rejoining the Volvo Ocean Race for the start of Leg 6 in April.

Skandia took line honours in the 2003 Rolex Sydney Hobart and finished 3rd over the line last year.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Skandia
Sail Number M10
Owner Grant Wharington
Skipper Grant Wharington
Crew G Taylor, W Oxley, M Humphries, J Scott, P Airey, P Harmer, E Van Leurde, M White, M Bartlett, G Cooke
State VIC
Club Mornington Yacht Club VIC
Type 100 SuperMaxi
Designer Don Jones / Fred Barrett
Builder Hart Marine
Construction Composite
LOA 30m
Beam 5
Draft 4.9