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Bulwarks and Bulldust – Show Four of Season Two is now live

by Bulwarks and Bulldust 23 Aug 06:53 BST
Bulwarks & Bulldust Vodcast S02Ep04 featuring Jack Macartney (Cannafox) © Bulwarks and Bulldust

Show Four of Season Two - Jack Macartney - is now up and running

This week @BulwarksandBulldust speaks with Jack Macartney. From the legendary 18-footers, to supermaxis, TP52s, Volvo 70, J/70, and even Superfoiler, Jack does not hold back, as we look at the Hobart. Transpac, Fastnet. Caribbean 600, Transat, the Volvo Ocean Race, and a load more.

This episode has plenty of gold dust, clearing away a bit of bulldust, with great tales and laughs aplenty. There's also time to look at what's on the near horizon, too!

Admiring the work carried out the Sydney Bulldog Clinic. Many thanks to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the additional footage of Celestial (70) crossing the line to take the overall win in the 2024 Hobart...

With thanks to our Season Two sponsor, Pantaenius Sail and Motor Yacht Insurance. Also acknowledging the support of The Boat Works Gold Coast, EspressoTwenty5, and Melfi Designs.

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News by @BulwarksandBulldust. Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sam Haines, has once again chartered the Volvo 70 that began life as Ericsson 3 to race in the 80th edition of the Boxing Day Classic. On board with Haines, are most of his great crew, which includes Jack Macartney, Rob Greenhalgh, and also Luke Parkinson.

Defending their Overall Win is clearly a big part of the campaign for the Overall Winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in 2024. Five new North Sails are part of the deal, after they 'used up' nearly all of the ones on board last year.

No doubt they'll be hoping for a blow, as the VO70 is a weapon in anything over 15 knots from just about all directions, but especially when it becomes a reach or a run. Put the hammer down!

Good luck to this most convivial and determined of crews, who have also won with Haines' TP52

Also of interest are these articles (of many, many, many) on Jack Macartney/Sam Haynes/Celestial/Scallywag -

The Traditional Hobart

Mini Maxi

Scallywag at Malta

Bulwarks & Bulldust Vodcast S02Ep04 © ThreeMugs Productions 2025

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