The sailboat «Challenge», whose crew is part of the Algarvean Luís Brito, has already completed the difficult crossing between Sydney and Hobart, as part of the 71st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yatch Race, having reached 53rd place, in the first half of the table, a performance considered very good in a 38-foot vessel.
Besides 53rd position in the race's overall standings, the “Challenge” was also 9th in the ORCi-Div3 class, 11th in IRC-Div4, 12th Corinthian and 22nd in IRC.
The crew of the «Challenge», a Sydney 38, commanded by Chris Mrakas, completed the race this Wednesday, December 30, at 11:48:29 local time, having spent a total of 4 days 10 hours 48 minutes 29 seconds in the crossing 628 nautical miles between Sydney Harbor, in the Australian state of New South Wales, and the city of Hobart, in the Australian island of Tasmaniaa.
The absolute winner of the race was the American sailboat «Comanche», by Jim & Kristy Clark, which ended on the 28th, taking only 2 days 8 hours 58 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the crossing.
At the moment, there are still 25 boats to finish the race, with 31 of the 110 sailboats registered having already been on the way in this difficult race, most of them with problems in the sails due to the strong winds and the state of the sea.
The «Challenge» had a crew of ten people – eight Australians, one Spanish and one Portuguese – with Chris Makras as skipper, and also including A. Gilbert, D. Charlton, D. Connaughton, D. Richards, E. Patterson, G Cantwell, J. Anderson, M. Molina and Luís Brito.
A Rolex Sydney Hobart it is one of the most important international regattas and has become an icon of summer sport and sailing in Australia, matching, in the interest of the public, the biggest national sporting events.
This year, to prove the international fame of Sydney/Hobart, the regatta even had the presence of a prince, Pierre Casiraghi, son of Princess Carolina of Monaco, who is part of the crew of the Italian sailboat «Maserati», which has already finished the race. in 4th place.
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