The Yachts

Secret Mens Business 3

 

Secret Mens Business 3 is a brand new Reichel/Pugh 47 that will make her ocean-racing debut at the Audi Sydney Gold Coast race.  She was officially launched in Melbourne in early July for Adelaide yachtsman Geoff Boettcher. 

Secret Mens Business 3 is a development of Beau Geste, the Reichel /Pugh design for prominent HK yachtsmen Karl Kwok. “It’s a beamy boat, with a little degree of chine like that on the latest Chutzpah and with a personalised interior developed from my previous boats,” as Boettcher told OffShore Yachting.

Geoff has chosen the Audi Sydney Gold Coast to debut his latest yacht, describing it as a “Hobart Race that goes north and gets warmer all the time.”

Boettcher commissioned his third Secret Mens Business to replace the boat that was severely damaged in a collision on the first day of the 2007 Hamilton Island Race Week.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Secret Mens Business 3
Sail Number YC3300
Owner Geoff Boettcher
Skipper Geoff Boettcher
Crew Tim Cowen, David Oliver, Richard Fidock, Mark Fullarton, Steve Kemp, Steve Harris, Dylan Clarke, Adam Common, James Paterson, Caillan Howard, Cameron Miles, Grant Wharrington
State SA
Club CYC SA
Type Reichel Pugh 51
Designer Reichel Pugh
Builder Hart Marine
Construction Carbon
LOA 14.53
Beam 4.34
Draft 3.3