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Sean Langman's Maluka finishes first in Division 4B in Rolex Fastnet Race

Sean Langman's Maluka finishes first in Division 4B in Rolex Fastnet Race

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30 Jul, 2023 12:17:00 PM

Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Die

Sean Langman's Maluka finishes first in Division 4B in Rolex Fastnet Race

Sean Langman, Managing Director of Noakes Group - sponsor of this Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race - has successfully completed the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race this week, to arrive in Cherbourg, Normandy.

Langman and his dedicated crew, including Pete Langman, Josh Alexander, Gordon Maguire, and Peter Inchbol - sailed his 28-foot 1932 Ranger Maluka around the Fastnet Rock.

Rolex Fastnet results are now officially released with Maluka coming 1st on IRC Division 4B, 4th on IRC and listed as 123^rd on IRF Overall.

Langman who won the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in 2022 aboard Moneypenny, was thrilled to take on this bucket list race in Europe with his son Peter.

Langman lovingly rebuilt Maluka - a huon pine boat and had it shipped from Australia to the Royal Cork Yacht Club in May. Maluka (oroginally names Maluka of Kermandie) represented the Port Huon Yacht Club in southern Tasmania, where Sean Langman has extended his business interests.

His journey, by all accounts, has been a highly rewarding one.

Many will remember that Langham sailed Maluka in the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart and was the first boat under 9.5m LOA to finish.

Sean Langman & the Noakes Group are again generously offering prizes for the winners of the 2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race:

- OVERALL WINNER (IRC)

- TWO-HANDED WINNER

- PHS WINNER

The prizes are each for four guests to be flown to Hobart during the year for two-nights stay at the Noakes Group's Kermandie Hotel, (airfares, meals & accommodation included). The trips include a river cruise with Sean on his relocated Rosman Cruises ferry, Radar.

Kermandie River Destination

Intrinsically connected to the Huon River & the sea it flows to, the Kermandie Hotel is a beautiful example of old world grandeur, surrounded by exceptional natural beauty in the heart of Tasmania's boat-building district.

Steeped in maritime history, the river, suburb & hotel were named after Jean-Michel Huon de Kermandec - master of the French ship Esperance - dispatched by King Luis alongside Bruni d‘ Entrecasteaux & the crew of Researche with the objective to locate a missing expedition lead by Jean-Francois de La Perouse. The two French ships sailed the channel between the Tasmanian mainland & what is now Bruni (since anglicized to 'Bruny').

https://www.kermandie.com.au/

Kermandie

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