Australia Annouces Kenwood Cup Team
by Ken Morrison 1 Mar 2000 12:55 GMT
The Australian Yachting Federation has announced the Australia Team
selected to compete for the Kenwood Cup in 2000. The Australia Team will be
led by Geoff Ross' Farr 49 YENDYS, based on their winning performance in
the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Race, along with several other top placings
throughout the Telstra Cup. The two Beneteau First 40.7s named FRUIT
MACHINE and SMILE will join YENDYS. Neil Whiston and Simon Whiston, two
brothers who achieved multiple wins during the Australia selection trials
own the latter two boats. Besides the Australia Team, a number of other
Australian yachts plan to race in Kenwood Cup 2000. These include Syd
Fischer's Farr 50 RAGAMUFFIN, John Kahlbetzer's new Sydney 62 BUMBLEBEE 5
and Kevan Pearce's Farr 47 AUSMAID. They will be joined by David Lowe and
David Coe's new Farr 52 SCREAM and Rob Kothe's Sydney 40 SWORD OF ORION.
Three Farr 40s are planning the trip from Australia to Hawaii this summer.
They will include Warren Wieckmann's LEROY BROWN, Lawrence Shannon's YOUNG
AUSTRALIA and Dean Wilson & Shane Tyrell's TERRA NOVA. Quite an impressive
list of competitive boats from "Down Under."
THE J-105 MAKES ITS DEBUT AT KENWOOD CUP
For the first time a fleet of J-105s will be entered in the Kenwood Cup.
Jaren Leet with his J-105 IRRATIONAL AGAIN is leading this contingent.
Jaren was a participant in the Hawaii event in the early 80s. He will be
joined by Sam Hock's JOSE CUERVO, Tom Thayer & Dick Watts JUXTAPOSE and Art
MacMillan's BELLY DANCER that will be shipped to Hawaii for the event. Four
other J-105 will be racing to Hawaii in the West Marine Pacific Cup. They
include Tony Soter's OENO, Tom Kassberg's WALLOPIN' SWEDE, Mike Eagen's
SABERTOOTH and Steve Nurse's SOLDINI. They will be joined by Mike Kelly's
PUFF a local Hawaiian J-105.
PACIFIC CUP & VICTORIA TO MAUI RACE:
The Pacific Cup will contain a sizeable number of Kenwood Cup entries this
year. Besides the J-105s listed above, entries are expected from among the
8 strong Santa Cruz 52 fleet led by Marda Phelps. Andrew Taylor's Davidson
55 ANDIAMO will be racing Kenwood Cup along with Andrew Wong's Farr 52
ZAMAZAAN, Seth Radow's BH 41 GLAMA! and Scooter Simmons' BH 41 CHA-CHING.
Clayton Craigie from Hong Kong will be contesting both events with his
Beneteau First 40.7 MOJO RISING. The first Kenwood Cup entry from the
Victoria to Maui competitors is Bob Neuerburg's Peterson 43 TIANA-CARISSA.
Kenwood Cup 2000 begins July 31 and ends August 9, 2000
More Information: www.kenwoodcup.com