CHALLENGE II - BOAT HISTORY

Design

Sparkman & Stephens Fractional Rigged Sloop

Sail No

KA Sm339

Current Owner Name(s)

Unknown

Designer

Sparkman & Stephens

Build Year

1979

Draft
Construction

Aluminium

LOA

14.02m

Beam
Builder

Built in Lou Abrahams' factory

Displacement
Current Club
Other Past Boat Names and/or Owners
1979 — 1983

Challenge (often called Challenge II)

Club: SYC
Owner: Lou Abrahams
1984 — 1988

Challenge II

Club: RYCV
Owner: Peter Rowsthorn
1988 — unknown

Challenge II

Club: CYCA
Owner: J Daley
Notable Race Events
Year
Event
Division
Result
1982-83
SYC Club Champion
IOR-1
1st
1979-1983
Sydney - Hobart
Overall
1st-1983; 3rd-1980
1979
Admirals Cup Trials
Overall
3rd
1980
Sydney - Suva
Overall
1st
1982
Pan Am Clipper Cup
1st Australian Team Member
1980; 1983
Association Cup
Winning SYC Association Cup Team Member
OTHER HISTORY
1979 - 1983

“Challenge” (commonly called Challenge II) competed in 5 Sydney-Hobart races and was the first Victorian Yacht to win the race on corrected time by 7 hours in 1983. Lou was ahead of his time selecting a fractional rig design. A feature of this boat was her off the wind performance particularly in stronger winds. Weakness was in lighter winds. Very sea worthy and comfortable below deck.

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