The Yachts

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

 

Pretty woman finished 40th overall in the 2015 race, a slump from her 24th overall in 2014. Skipper Richard Hudson packs a lot of sailing into his life, both locally and overseas, and with 28 Gold Coast races under his belt, the RPAYC member has won the race twice in the past and scored a trio of divisional wins. In 2015, Pretty Woman became the third yacht to beat the Brisbane Noumea race record, and finished fourth overall and second in ORCi from eight yachts in those two classes. Other results include fourth overall and fourth in Division 1 in the 2015 Pittwater Coffs Race, and 11th overall in the 2016 race. The boat is jointly owned by Richard Hudson, Michael Lockley and Russell Murphy and has been a regular competitor in all  east coast races, inclusive of winning the Brisbane to Gladstone race five times, Sydney Mooloolaba four times and Pittwater to Coffs Harbour twice, among the 110 plus Cat 1 and 2 races the boat has sailed. 

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Pretty Woman
Sail Number 545
Owner R. Hudson/M. Lockley/R. Murphy
Skipper Richard Hudson
Navigator Michael Lockley
Crew C Nisbett, J Farquharson, J Airey, J O'Keefe, L Bennett, M Gerethy, P Antill, T Posma, W Taylor, W Hardcastle
State NSW
Club RPAYC
Type IC 45 MOD
Designer Bruce Farr (NZ)
Builder Carroll Marine
Construction GRP
LOA 13.80
Beam 4.23
Draft 2.92