BACARDI - BOAT HISTORY

Design

Peterson 44

Sail No

Sm377 (was Sm67)

Current Owner Name(s)

Brett Averay / Darren Hunter / Cosmos Papatsaras

Designer

Doug Peterson (USA)

Build Year

1978

Draft

2.4m

Construction

Solid GRP below waterline , Balsa Cored GRP above. Marine ply deck.

LOA

13.3m

Beam

4.2m

Builder

John Gould, Mal Botterill

Displacement

12193kg

Current Club

SYC

Other Past Boat Names and/or Owners
12/1978 — 06/1981

Bacardi

Club: SYC
Owner: John Gould
07/1981 — 06/19823

Spotlight

Club: SYC
Owner: Myer Page
06/1983 — 08/1985

Bacardi

Club: CYCSA
Owner: Jim Howell
08/1985 — 06/2007

Bacardi

Club: SYC
Owner: Graeme Ainley / John Williams
06/2007 — 12/2023

Bacardi

Club: SYC
Owner: Martin Power
12/2023 — Present

Bacardi

Club: SYC
Owner: Brett Averay / Darren Hunter / Cosmos Papatsaras
Notable Race Events
Year
Event
Division
Result
1979-80; 1991-92; 1992-93; 2006-7; 2001-2
SYC Club Champion
IRC / CHS / IOR
1st
1997-98;1998-89;1999-00; 2001-2;
SYC Club Champion
AMS
1st
1979-80; 1993-94; 2001-02;
SYC Club Champion
PHS/VYC
1st
1993
Sydney-Hobart
IMS-B
1st
2006
Sydney-Hobart
IRC Overall
2nd
2000-2006
ORCV Offshore Championship
IRC
Winner 3 times
1979-2007
ORCV local oceans races
Multiple
Countless wins and places, including winning King IS race 6 times.
2018; 2019
Adelaide - Port Lincoln race and Regattas
AMS
1st AMS-2 (2018); 2nd AMS-2 (2019)
OTHER HISTORY
1979-Present

Bacardi has had a long and colourful life. She was built in the back of Middle Brighton Motors workshop in Brighton in 5 months with the aim of contesting the 1979 Australian Admirals Cup trials. Much of the labour was provided by the crew, some of whom are still SYC members – John Williams, Hugh Halliburton and Andrew Arblaster. Hundreds of people have either began or extended their sailing careers on “The Bus,” as she is affectionately known.

1979-Present

Bacardi has sailed in a record 28 Sydney-Hobarts

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