Design
Peterson 44
Sail No
Sm337 (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
FROM
MM/YYYY |
TO
MM/YYYY |
BOAT NAME |
CLUB |
OWNERS |
| 12/1978 |
06/1981 |
Bacardi |
SYC |
John Gould |
| 07/1981 |
06/19823 |
Spotlight |
SYC |
Myer Page |
| 06/1983 |
08/1985 |
Bacardi |
CYCSA |
Jim Howell |
| 08/1985 |
06/2007 |
Bacardi |
SYC |
Graeme Ainley / John Williams |
| 06/2007 |
12/2023 |
Bacardi |
SYC |
Martin Power |
| 12/2023 |
Present |
Bacardi |
SYC |
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
| YEAR |
DESCRIPTION |
| 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 |
