“Onyva”
Onyva is well prepared example of the cruiser racer First 44.7. She has been sailing with good results in Queensland waters since late January of this 2008. A strong performance in the 2008 Gladstone race saw her finish 13th of 65 entries and soundly beat the other two 44.7s in the race.
The well drilled crew will be sailing hard in this race, but the main focus for Onyva is trying to win her division at the forth coming Hamilton Island Race Week, where a number of the crew are defending champions from 2007.
In the unlikely event of a windward passage in this year’s Keppel Island Race, Onyva would be hard to beat on IRC. Put your money on her being the first Beneteau home.
Skipper: David Elliot
Boat Name: Onyva
Sail # FRA9500
Crew: Lisa Bolger, Laura Warlow, Genevieve Warlow, John Warlow, Penny Haire, Peter Fuller, Curtis Skinner, Paul Freeman, Garth Holton & Dan Sims
Design Type: Beneteau First 44.7
Designer: Farr
Builder: Beneteau
Yeah Built: 2004
Length Overall: 13.37m
Draft: 2.60m
Beam: 3.98m
Hull Colour: White
Yacht Club: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
Boat Call Sign:
Division: IRC & PHS