1st participation in 2024
Hungarian
Age:51
Sailing in the wake of his compatriot Nándor Fa, Szabolcs Weöres, known as “Szabi”, has been immersed in sailing since early childhood thanks to his father. Used to sailing in extreme conditions, the Hungarian skipper is aiming to make his mark in a fleet in which four of the forty boats were built in Hungary.
Architect : Owen Clarke Design
Construction : 2007, Hakes Marine, Wellington (Nz)
Launch date : 14 December 2007
Displacement (weight) : 8.5 metric tons
Former names : AVIVA,STARK
Length : 18.28 m
Beam : 5.57 m
Draught : 4.5 m
Mast height : 29 m
Foils : No
Upwind sail area : 270 m2
Downwind sail area : 580 m2
To meet this challenge, sailors need a lot of support.
Meet all the team assisting the skipper on this round-the-world voyage.
Designed to withstand all weathers and break speed records...
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