Design
Sparkman & Stephens Fractional Rigged SloopSail No
KA Sm339Current Owner Name(s)
UnknownDesigner
Sparkman & StephensBuild Year
1979Draft
Construction
AluminiumLOA
14.02mBeam
Builder
Built in Lou Abrahams' factoryDisplacement
Current Club
Other Past Boat Names and/or Owners
| FROM MM/YYYY |
TO MM/YYYY |
BOAT NAME | CLUB | OWNERS |
| 1979 | 1983 | Challenge (often called Challenge II) | SYC | Lou Abrahams |
| 1984 | 1988 | Challenge II | RYCV | Peter Rowsthorn |
| 1988 | unknown | Challenge II | CYCA | 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
| YEAR | DESCRIPTION |
| 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. |
