- The Yachts
- 2009
- Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
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With 143 line honours wins to her name, more recently a race record win in the 2009 Transpac, Alfa Romeo is one of the most successful yachts in the sport. Skippered by 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Neville Crichton with a previous boat, Alfa Romeo will prove a formidable opponent to this year’s many line honours challengers. One of five 100 footers in the starting line-up following the CYCA’s extension of the maximum length overall, Alfa Romeo, combined with the considerable talents of its international crew, including America's Cup sailors, is a line honours favourite.
Related Audio
Link here to interviews with crew of Alfa Romeo:
Neville Crichton, Owner Skipper - 28 December 2009 after finishing
Tom Addis, Navigator - 28 December 2009 after finishing
Related Videos
Watch a 2023 interview with crewmember Peter "Billy" Merrington
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Alfa Romeo |
| Sail Number | NZL80 |
| Owner | Neville Crichton |
| Skipper | Neville Crichton |
| Crew | A Dickson, Peter "Billy" Merrington, Bruce Clark, C Satterthwaite, I Goldsworthy, N Drennan, D Rolf, M Coxon, R Godfrey, J Morris, N Burridge, W Morgan, S Bannatyne, L Jenkins, A Hutchinson, C McAsey, B McPeak, E Williams, A Nossiter, T Addis, M Spence |
| State | NZ |
| Club | New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
| Type | Maxi |
| Designer | Reichel Pugh, USA |
| Builder | McConaghy Boats |
| Construction | Carbon Fibre |
| LOA | 30.48 |
| Beam | 5.1 |
| Draft | 5.1 |