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SWD Wot Eva

SWD Wot Eva

 

Last year David Pescud and the SWD crew took their Lyons 54, Kayle in the race and finished last overall under PHS, not their usual form. In the 2014 race, they sailed Wot Eva to 21st overall and eighth in Division 1. Before that, she contested the 2012 race and finished 18th overall and fifth in Division 1, her best Gold Coast result. Her first Gold Coaster was 2011, resulting in 44th overall. Since 2010, the Sailors With Disabilities team has been racing and training on this TP52 (the former Yassou, Glory and Wot Yot), which was generously donated to SWD by wotif.com co-founder Graeme Wood in 2010, after he contested three Hobarts with it. In 2014, SWD finished the Rolex Sydney Hobart 47th overall and eighth in Division 1. Last year SWD chartered the yacht to Global Yacht Racing, but it retired.

For many years, Pescud has been helping people with disability to develop a more optimistic outlook and enjoy personal growth. Close to 50,000 individuals have benefitted from the various programs this charity conducts. One of SWD’s high-profile success stories is Liesl Tesch, who after racing her first Hobart with SWD, went on to win gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in the SKUD 18. Tesch and her skipper, Dan Fitzgibbon have won numerous titles in the class and will represent in the 2016 Paralympic Games. 

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name SWD Wot Eva
Sail Number 6953
Owner David Pescud
Skipper David Pescud
Crew A Lawrence, B Whiteley, B Canham, C Simpson, E Mustillo, G Johnstone, G Pugh, J Whitfield, J Thatcher, M Nicholls, P Bulley, P Walker, R Honschooten
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Nelson Marek 52
Designer Nelson Marek
Builder Goetz
Construction Carbon Fibre
LOA 15.85
Beam 4.18
Draft 3.17