Secret Mens Business 3
| Category | Placing |
|---|---|
Profile
Secret Mens Business 3 is a brand new Reichel/Pugh 47 that will make her ocean-racing debut at the Audi Sydney Gold Coast race. She was officially launched in Melbourne in early July for Adelaide yachtsman Geoff Boettcher.
Secret Mens Business 3 is a development of Beau Geste, the Reichel /Pugh design for prominent HK yachtsmen Karl Kwok. “It’s a beamy boat, with a little degree of chine like that on the latest Chutzpah and with a personalised interior developed from my previous boats,” as Boettcher told OffShore Yachting.
Geoff has chosen the Audi Sydney Gold Coast to debut his latest yacht, describing it as a “Hobart Race that goes north and gets warmer all the time.”
Boettcher commissioned his third Secret Mens Business to replace the boat that was severely damaged in a collision on the first day of the 2007 Hamilton Island Race Week.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Secret Mens Business 3 |
|---|---|
| Sail Number | YC3300 |
| Owner | Geoff Boettcher |
| Skipper | Geoff Boettcher |
| Crew | Tim Cowen, David Oliver, Richard Fidock, Mark Fullarton, Steve Kemp, Steve Harris, Dylan Clarke, Adam Common, James Paterson, Caillan Howard, Cameron Miles, Grant Wharrington |
| State | SA |
| Club | CYC SA |
| Type | Reichel Pugh 51 |
| LOA | 14.53 |
| Beam | 4.34 |
| Draft | 3.3 |
| Designer | Reichel Pugh |
| Builder | Hart Marine |