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Skandia (2003 yacht)

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Skandia
Other namesWild Thing Arca
Yacht clubMornington Yacht Club
Nation Australia
Designer(s)Don Jones
BuilderHart Marine
Racing career
SkippersGrant Wharington
Notable victories2003 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.)
Specifications
Length30 m (98 ft) (LOA)
Beam4.9 m (16 ft)
Draft5 m (16 ft)

Skandia (rechristened Wild Thing and Arca in 2019) is a 100  ft maxi yacht built in 2003. She was designed by Don Jones. She won line hours in the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Grant Wharington.

References

  1. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, In 2005. In 2021 Arca Win the Giraglia Rolex Cup and Barcolana in Trieste. 2020". Rolex Sydney Hobart. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Winners 1945-2014" (PDF).
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours)
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