The Yachts

Cougar II

Cougar II

 

Anthony Lyall purchased this boat in late November, making the step up to grand prix racing from his old warhorse Valheru, a modified Elliott 13.  Cougar II finished second overall in the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart, skippered by her previous owner.  Lyall, a Beaconsfield medico, will return to start in his eleventh Rolex Sydney Hobart with some of his experienced Valheru crew.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Cougar II
Sail Number SM5200
Owner Anthony Lyall
Skipper Anthony Lyall (10)
Navigator P Brasington (27)
Crew B Gadd (10), C Boon, D Meincke (13), R Gilbert (11), R Cohen (18), S Denholm (1), T Roberts (11), T Grafton (12), A Declerck (1), C Nolan (4)
State TAS
Club RYCT
Type TP52
Designer Farr
Builder Cookson
Construction Carbon
LOA 15.85
Beam 4.4
Draft 3.3