Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag

Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
Scallywag at the Fastnet weekend 2017
Nation  Hong Kong
Class Volvo Ocean 65
Designer(s) Farr Yacht Design
Builder Green Marine
Hythe, UK
Launched 5 March 2017
Racing career
Skippers

David Witt

Ian Walker (As Abu-Dhabi Ocean Racing/Azzam)
Notable victories

2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race(leg 4)

2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race (As Azzam)
Specifications
Displacement 12,500 kg (27,600 lb)
Length 20.37 m (66.8 ft) (LOA)
20.00 m (65 ft) (LWL)
Beam 5.60 m (18.4 ft)
Draft 4.78 m (15.7 ft)
Mast height 30.30 m (99.4 ft)
Crew 8 (+1 onboard reporter)[1]

Scallywag started out as Azzam, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, skippered by Ian Walker. He and his team led the boat to win the overall race. Following this, the boat was refitted and renamed for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[2]

2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race

Crew

  • David Witt (skipper[3])
  • Alex Gough
  • Annemieke Bes
  • Ben Piggott
  • John 'Fish' Fisher
  • Luke Parkinson
  • Steve Hayles
  • Tom Clout
  • António Fontes
  • Libby Greenhalgh
  • Trystan Seal

At approximately 13:42 UTC on March 26th, 2018, some 1400nm west of Cape Horn, the team's safety officer John Fisher was knocked overboard the Sun Hung kai/scallywag when the boat experienced a sudden chinese gybe. It took the team 10 minutes to solve it. As a consequence, John was knocked overboard by the mainsheet and went missing at sea. His teammates' search for him in the harsh conditions of the Southern Ocean was suspended after four hours. He has been declared lost at sea. The tragic death of Fisher greatly impacted the rest of the fleet, in particular his skipper, who hadn't sailed without him in 12 years. Fisher's loss was the first tragedy seen by the Volvo Ocean Race since Hans Horrevoets' death in the 2005-06 edition. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Volvo Ocean 65 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/9250_Refit-begins.html
  3. ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10115_Updated-Leg-1-crew-lists.html
  4. ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/10522_Leg-3-Crew-Lists.html
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