The Yachts

Giacomo

Giacomo

 

Jim Delegat is giving his New Zealand V70, Giacomo, a spell in Sydney, and will commence racing with their first Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, following on from the 2013 and 2014 two Rolex Sydney Hobarts, the last of which the Kiwi V70 was dismasted off the Tasmanian coast, so owner and crew are back for redemption. Locally, Giacomo has been ruling the waves, taking monohull line honours and overall IRC win in the 2015 Coastal Classic, line honours in the five-race Gold Cup Passage Series and line honours in the Night Race to Kawau. Still in red-hot form, took the trifecta of line, IRC and PHS honours in the Sail Fiji Race from Auckland to Fiji race early in June. Delegat’s sons, Nikolas (19) and James (17) are joining a sold crew including Steve Cotton and Australians, Tom Addis navigating, Tom Braidwood, David Blanchfield and Mitch White. In 2013, Delegat, a Kiwi winemaker of distinction, purchased the 2011-2012 VOR winner Groupama 4, renaming her Giacomo for his grandfather.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Giacomo
Sail Number NZL70000
Owner Jim Delegat
Skipper Jim Delegat
Navigator Tom Addis
Crew B Jackson, M White, C Smith, D Blanchfield, D Miller, J Delegat, N Delegat, R Bearda, S Cotton, T Braidwood
State New Zealand
Club RAYC
Type Volvo 70
Designer Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder Multiplasr
Construction Carbon / Nomex
LOA 21.5
Beam 5.7
Draft 4.5