Design
Defiance 30Sail No
Sm 122Current Owner Name(s)
UnknownDesigner
Sparkman and Stevens 1972Build Year
1973Draft
5’3”Construction
GRPLOA
30ftBeam
10ftBuilder
Ron SwansonDisplacement
4 tCurrent Club
UnknownOther Past Boat Names and/or Owners
FROM MM/YYYY |
TO MM/YYYY |
BOAT NAME | CLUB | OWNERS |
1973 | 1980 | Banshee | SYC | E McBain / G Tims |
1980 | 1990 | Bansee | SYC | G Watt |
Notable Race Events
YEAR | EVENT | DIVISION | RESULT |
1985/86 | SYC Club Championship | 2 | 1st |
1987/88 | SYC Club Championship | 2 | 1st |
OTHER HISTORY
YEAR | DESCRIPTION |
1980's | Competed in four Melbourne to Devonport Ocean Races, Banshee also won many SYC Trophies including Dorothy Cup, Katoura Salver, SYC Cup, Wyvern Cup, Commodore in Chief, Commodores and Vice Commodores trophies. |
1980's | Banshee was the first of many fibreglass Defiance 30’s built in Australia by Ron Swanson. The moulds were later purchased by Savage Boat builders and a new deck and cabin mould was made. These boats are known as Savage 30 |