Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race - 50-boat fleet to face southwesterly

by Harry Fisher on 15 Feb 2017

Phil Coombs' Simply Fun will compete in this year's Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race. - Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race Fran Solly

A fleet of about 50 boats will set sail for Port Lincoln at 3pm tomorrow in the state's premier ocean race, the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race.

The star-studded fleet, which is made up of a number of South Australia's top sailors, will have to deal with a building southwesterly breeze that could reach up to 25 knots through the night.

Among the fleet are some top contenders, some of which have come off successful Rolex Sydney Hobart campaigns late last year.

Caillin Howard and David Oliver's Aikin Hames Sharley. - Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race © Fran Solly

Caillin Howard and David Oliver's Aikin Hames Sharley will be in the mix for IRC handicap honours after a successful Hobart race where it took out the Battery Point Trophy for the first boat of less than 40-foot.

They also wiped about six hours off the small boat race record so the crew is in good knick for this year's Adelaide to Port Lincoln campaign.

Andrew Saies' Two True, Andrew Corletto's Shining Sea and Victorian Phil Coombs' Simply Fun all raced to Hobart last year and will be in with a sniff for the overall handicap honours in the Lincoln race.

Geoff Boettcher’s Secret Mens Business fell just short of the race record last year. - Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race © Fran Solly

While Jason Ward's 45-foot Concubine is unable to race as it continues to recover from a broken mast, the front of the fleet will most likely be dominated by last year's winner Secret Mens Business, skippered by Geoff Boettcher, and the Sydney-based Celestial, skippered by Sam Haynes.

But the next tier of boats over the line could well hold the handicap winner with upwind racing early in the race likely to even the fleet right out.

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2017 Teakle Classic 67th Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race

Series Entries

Monohull Racing options including IRC, PHS and/or AMS

Currently there are 47 competitors entered.

BOAT NAME	SAIL NO	SKIPPER	DESIGN	STATE	PAID
3 COOL CATS	R41	Scott Mutton	Farr 42 Irc	SA	N
AIKIN -HAMES SHARLEY	SA1106	C Howard/ D Ol	Ker 11.3	SA	Y
ALIEN	R880	Justin Brenan	Lidgard 36	VIC	Y
ALLIANCE	YC39	Jim Hallion	Farr 38 Sports	SA	Y
ARCADIA III	29740	Paul Bogner	Archambault A40	SA	Y
ARIA	SA194S	David Henshall	J122e	SA	Y
ASTRID	YC412	John Sibly	Hanse 411	SA	Y
ASYLUM	YC10	Derek Morrison	Sydney 38	SA	Y
AUDACIOUS	B331	Stuart Johnson	Sydney 38	SA	Y
BORN TO MENTOR	L53	Simon Turvey	Sydney 32	SA	Y
CARIOCA DA GEMA	44	Craig Hutton	Beneteau 44.7	SA	Y
CARTE BLANCHE	990	Peter Mumford	Beneteau 47.7	SA	Y
CELESTIAL	6952	Sam Haynes	Jv Tp52	NSW	Y
CLOCKWORK	SM3838	Bob Schahinger	Sydney 38	SA	Y
ENCHANTRESS	SA346	John Willoughby	Muirhead 11	SA	Y
FREE FALLIN	SM243	Steve Harrington	Beneteau Oceanis 43	SA	Y
FRESH	L7	Kym Clarke	Sydney 47	SA	Y
HOROPITO	SA241	Mark Robertson	J111	SA	Y
JULIA	YC326	Richard Harries	Dufour Grand Large 405	SA	Y
KINETIC ENERGY	YC360	Andy Shipp	Young 11	SA	Y
LIESL	SA228	Peter Wirthensohn	Beneteau First 40.7	SA	Y
LINCOLN MENTOR	L1	Matthew Stephens	Sydney 32	SA	Y
MARNICO	YC61	Graeme Footer	Dibley 50ft	SA	Y
MORE NOISE	SM3131	Jason Close	Archambault A31	VIC	Y
NIMROD	SA666	Lucus Cree	Duncanson 34	SA	Y
NINA	4555	Serge Ambrose	Adams 11.9	SA	Y
OATESEA	SA606	Martin Oates	Catalina 42	SA	Y
OCEAN HAWK	6197	Steve Emery	Sydney 36	SA	Y
PLAYGROUND	6276	Brenton Pegler	Sydney 38	SA	Y
REPRIEVE	SA881	David Barnfield	Tasman Seabird	SA	Y
REVERIE	B26	Alan Woodward	Beneteau First 45	VIC	Y
RIVAL	795	Judith Kennedy	Radford 10.6	SA	Y
RUNAWAY	B101	Daniel Turner	Sayer 11	SA	Y
RUNNING WILD	PF785	Barry Levinson	Sydney 40 Od	VIC	Y
SCHOOL'S OUT	YC757	Adrian Wotton	Bavaria 40 Cruiser	SA	Y
SCULPTOR	YC3800	Michael Keough	Farr 11.6	SA	Y
SECRET MENS BUSINESS	YC3300	Geoff Boettcher	Tp 52 J/V	SA	Y
SEXTANT	L134	Jonathan Newbury	X 34	SA	Y
SHINING SEA	YC1545	Andrew Corletto	Beneteau First 45	SA	Y
SIMPLY FUN	SM42	Philip Coombs	Hh42	VIC	Y
TANQUERAY	5526	Paul Richards	Northshore 38	SA	Y
THAT'S LIFE	YC447	Gary Sinton	Beneteau 47.7 Short Rig	SA	Y
THE TRIBE	6040	Dan Oconnell	Farr 40	SA	Y
TWO TRUE	YC400	Andrew Saies	Beneteau First 40	SA	Y
VICKIJ IV	SA303	Trevor McHugh	Adams 11.9	SA	Y
VULCAN	8447	Jim Howell	Beneteau 44.7	SA	Y
WHITE KNIGHT	6211	David Knights	Sydney38	SA	Y

Monohull Cruising - PHS

Currently there are 3 competitors entered.

BOAT NAME	SAIL NO	SKIPPER	DESIGN	STATE	PAID
ACADEMY 1	586	Hugh Longbottom	Farr 11.6	SA	Y
GUAVA	159	C. H-Jones J. Atkinson	Holland 30 Cruising	SA	Y
WIND WEAVER	YC131	Wayne Grant	Beneteau Cyclades 43.3	SA	Y