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VDL-C 2009: Participants List

BOATS THAT LEFT FROM HOBART:

 Boat                    Skipper                   Design                          Home Port

Aquabat                Bert Batson             Naut 40                         Brunswick Hds, NSW
Aurora                  James Holley           Farr 40                          Newcastle, NSW
Crispian                David Meldrum        Salar 40                         Paynesville, Vic
*Dovetail Eleven    John Clennett          Motor Cat 40                  Hobart (retired Tamar River - catastrophic engine failure)
Fargo                   Barrie Wells             Van Der Stadt 38            Hobart
First Light             David McGoldrick     Adams 12                      Melbourne
Glenn Robert        Stephen R-Wilson     Converted Cray boat       Melbourne
Holger Danske      Erich Brosell            A Neilsen 41 ketch          Hobart
Ill Eagle               Alec Purves             Beneteau Oceanic 42       Bridport, Tas
JEM                     Robert Wood           Hanse 37                        Launceston
Justine II             Bruce Meldrum        Jarkan 10.5                    Sydney
Lavinda               Graeme Templeton   H/Rassy 382                   Auckland, NZ
Lemaris               Duncan Mckenzie     A/Maramu 53 ketch         Williamstown
Maa Malni            Suzan Nettleship     Custom Avatar 52            Seattle, USA
Masterpiece         Alan Perkins            Herius 46 motor cat         Hobart
Miri                     Dennis Lawrence     Adams 44                       George Town, Tas
Nirvana               Nigel Hill                 Bavaria 37                      Hobart
Opal Lady            Karen Davidson       Nordhavn 43 launch        Lake Macquarie, NSW
Rosinante            Jeremy Firth            Adams 40                      Hobart
Sea Esta             Graeme Dineen        Salar 40                         Hobart
Shonandra          John Casey              Roberts 47                     Hobart
Skie                   Peter Sheppard        Nordhavn 55 launch        Beaconsfield, Vic
Slainte Vars        Bruce Wright            Build-A-Boat 41              Wynyard, Tas
*Somoya            Garry Rose               Northshore 46                Geelong (retired at Schouten Island - work commitments)
Truant
               Roel van Steenis       Sun Odyssey 35             Hobart
#Trump Card      Craig Coulsen           Van Der Stadt 42            Brisbane (returned to Hobart from Stanley via east coast - insufficient crew)
Westwind           Tony Peach               Nordhavn 40 launch        Hobart
Wild Goose         Chris Juttner             Perry/Nordic 40              Adelaide
Wizard of Oz       Noel Cook                 Adams 43                     Hobart
*Zappler II         David Jones              Beneteau 50                  Sydney (boat was sold unexpectedly in Tamar River)

 

BOATS THAT JOINED THE VDL-C FLEET ON THE NORTH OR NORTH_WEST COAST:

Boat                    Skipper                   Design                          Home Port

Gadfly               Trevor Burridge           Formosa 41                 Melbourne
*Jubilee            Donald Scott               S&S 34                       Hagley, Tas (retired at Stanley - ran out of time)
*Schnell            Ian Rust                     Van Der Stadt 34         Melbourne (retired Hunter Island - serious hull problems)
Tom Bowling     Ralph Robe-Curry         Salar 40                     Gippsland
Bundaberg        John Kint                    Adams/Radford 55       Geelong
City Limits        Richard Ince                Eadie/Chico 50            Geelong
*Fistral             Victor Bibby                Hunter 40                   Geelong (Retired at stanley - insufficient crew)
*Ghost Dog      John O'Grady               Adams Trad 36            Williamstown (retired at Hunter Island - rough weather)
*K-yacht-ic      Wayne Frankcombe       Frers 38                     Melbourne (retired at Hunter Island - rough weather)
Lady Bay          David Radbourn           Adams 40                   Geelong
Maatsuyker       Bill Newman                Roberts 31                 Geelong
Samiano           Austin Swain               Farr 38                       Geelong

* denotes boats that withdrew during the cruise.

# denotes the boat that participated in the cruise but did not complete a circumnavigation.

 

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