Goldfinger

 

Peter Blake and Kate Mitchell bought the well-performed, former Ichi Ban just before the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race and they and their crew have steadily got to know this powerful yacht over the past year.  In early November they took line honours and 2nd in IRC overall in the Melbourne to Stanley Race across Bass Strait, a qualifier for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart. Blake had great success with his previous boat, Kontrol.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Goldfinger
Sail Number	8880
Owner	Peter Blake & Kate Mitchell
Skipper	Peter Blake (4)
Navigator	Kate Mitchell (3)
Crew	N Jones (6), S Walker (6), C McKenzie (6), D Sturge (1), C Smethurst (3), M Batson (4), S Esler (2), G Patten (1), L Hammond, S Dryden, R Mennitz, A Mannix, R Parkes
State	VIC
Club	Sandringham Yacht Club
Type	Farr 52
Designer	Farr Yacht Design
Builder	DK Yachts
Construction	Carbon
LOA	15.789
Beam	4.44
Draft	3.25