Living Doll

 

The canting keel on this 50-footer is the brainchild of New Zealand boat-builder Mick Cookson, working in conjunction with designers Farr Yacht Designs.  The boat is fast off the breeze with best results to date being a divisional win in the inaugural Sydney Mackay Yacht Race, 7th Overall in the Sydney Mooloolaba and 1st on IRC in the Melbourne to Stanley qualifier in early November. Living Doll finished 11th Overall on IRC results in last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart and Hiatt and his Victorian crew will be hoping to better this result.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Living Doll
Sail Number	R50
Owner	RYVC
Skipper	Michael Hiatt (2)
Crew	M Vanderwarker (2), D Russell (2), T Faire (1), S Haines (2), B Elliot (2), G Kearns (2), R Lloyd (3), P Fletcher (19), B Lamb (2), B Mawson, C Hornell, P Mitchell, R Bearda
State	VIC
Club	RYVC
Type	Cookson 50
Designer	Bruce Farr
Builder	Mick Cookson
Construction	Carbon
LOA	15.2
Beam	4.28
Draft	2.75