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A bit of history about this magnificent sailing ship for offshore racing.

1969: Tom Clark, in New Zealand, commissions a 75 foot sailing ship to designer J. Spencer, the creator of the Buccaneer, on which he will get his first success as boat owner and helm in the iconic Sydney-Hobart race.
1970: The Buccaneer gets first place in the 26th Rolex Sydney-Hobart race.
1971: It gets second place in real time in the same Rolex Sydney-Hobart race.
1974: It reaches the third place in the Sydney-Hobart race.
1975: Fourth place in the same regatta, with T.E. Clark as the skipper
1983: With J.H. Mace, it sails again in the Sydney-Hobart, this time getting the twelfth place.

Since then, nothing else is herd about the Buccaneer until it reappears in 1995, transformed into a charter boat. It was later identified in Brazil, Australia...

In 2008, its current owners are located through a nautical broker and it is completely restored and renovated.

Now, its history continues...

 

Technical Information
Construction Year: 1969 in New Zealand. Completely renovated in 2010
Model: Prototype designed by J. Spencer.
Length: 23 m.
Beam: 5.75 m.
Draught: 3.50 m.
Engine: 135 CV.
Generator: 20Kw.
Built of laminated wood with Epoxy resin.
Deck made of teak.
Habitability: 14 to 20 people.
Electronics: Fully equipped for offshore sailing.
Auxiliary vessel.
Desalination and water treatment plant

 

 

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