The Yachts

Secret Men's Business

Secret Men's Business

 

This is the former Matador, Team Beau Geste, and now named Secret Mens Business by third owner, Geoff Boettcher, who has owned a stream of boats by the same name. In last year’s Gold Coast race, ‘Boettch’ sailed her to 15th overall and sixth in Division O, just one place and 33 minutes on corrected time behind the best place TP52, Ichi Ban. It’s likely to be on again between the two, not to mention the other seven TP52s in the fleet. Boettch says he has given the yacht a ‘cut and a polish’ and won IRD Division 1 at Geelong Week in January, then won the Adelaide Port Lincoln Race and Port Lincoln Race Week overall from fellow South Australian and Gold Coast competitor, Concubine. With his previous SMB, Boettcher reached the apex, winning the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart. He then sold the yacht to John Newbold, with whom he sailed the 2014 Hobart and Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race with.

As Matador, this TP52 won the 2009 TP52 Worlds, before King Juan Carlos won the 2011 Copa Del Rey and finished second at the Med Cup. In 2013 Karl Kwok shipped the renamed Team Beau Geste to Australia and won the TP52 Southern Cross Series. In 2014, he adapted the boat for IRC racing and dominated to win the NSW and Australian IRC Championships and the Kings Cup in Phuket. It arrived back in Australia in January 2015, when Boettch purchased it. He has imported two gun Kiwis, decorated match racing skipper, William Tiller and gun yachtie, Harry Dodson.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Secret Men's Business
Sail Number YC3300
Owner Geoff Boettcher
Skipper Geoff Boettcher
Crew A Common, A Van Essen, B Ashby, C Howard, C Armstrong, C Williams, F Adamson, G Hendy, H Dodson, S Molloy, T Cowen, W Mackenzie, W Tiller
State SA
Club CYCSA
Type JV 52
Designer Judel Vrolijk
Builder King Marine
Construction Carbon
LOA 15.85
Beam 4.4
Draft 3.5