Team Tyco

Team Tyco is a Bermudian Volvo Ocean 60 yacht, designed by Farr Yacht Design[2] in 2000, and built by Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats in Rhode Island. She competed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race and finished fourth overall, skippered by Kevin Shoebridge.

Team Tyco
Team SEB, Team Tyco (center) and Team News Corp during 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race.
Other namesTeam Heiner 1
Nation Bermuda
ClassVolvo Ocean 60
Sail noBER 2001
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
BuilderEric Goetz Custom Sailboats
Racing career
SkippersKevin Shoebridge
Specifications
Displacement13,500 Kg/29,700 Lbs
Length19.40 m/64 ft
Beam5.25 m/17.2 ft
Draft3.75 m/12.3 ft
CrewJim Close, Jan Dekker, Richard Dodson, David Endean, Damian Foxall, Steve Hayles, Brad Jackson, Richard Meacham, Gerard Mitchell, Timothy Powell, Mike Quilter, Guy Salter, Rob Salthouse, Kevin Shoebridge (skipper), Grant Spanhake, Jonathan Swain [1]

The yacht is currently owned by Roy Heiner and has been brought back into racing condition, and now has the name "Team Heiner One". It is usually located in Den Helder (Netherlands), or Portimão (South Portugal). Team Heiner mostly uses the boat for corporate events and management training, but also for competitions such as the Antwerp Race or a spectacular round around Ireland.

Team ABN AMRO used the VO60 for training and preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006. [3]


Crew

Name Country Role
Jim CloseAUSHelmsman/trimmer
Jan DekkerFRABow
Richard DodsonNZL
David EndeanNZLMast
Damian FoxallIRLPit
Steve HaylesGBRNavigator
Brad JacksonNZLWatch Leader
Richard MeachamNZL
Gerard MitchellGBRHelmsman/trimmer
Timothy PowellGBRWatch Leader
Mike QuilterNZL
Guy SalterGBRBow
Rob SalthouseNZLHelmsman/trimmer
Kevin ShoebridgeNZLSkipper
Grant SpanhakeNZLHelmsman/trimmer
Jonathan SwainRSAHelmsman/trimmer


References

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