Sydney Hobart – Scallywag retires
by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS 26 Dec 2023 19:53 AEDT
Bowsprit no more... SHK Scallywag 100 © SHK Scallywag
Broken bowsprit forces Scallywag to retire from the 2023 Sydney Hobart Race. Sad news and naturally the campaign is devastated. The new rig, stepped further aft than its predecessor, and with ample rake certainly had the boat moving well. Mercifully everyone on board is well.
From Scallywag's facebook page, posted at approximately 1920hrs AEDT - "Sun Hung Kai Scallywag 100 has retired from the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart with a broken bow sprit. The team are obviously very disappointed given the great progress we were making but thankful no one was injured and that we could safely recover the sails that were in the air at the time. The team are currently making their way back to Sydney."