The Yachts

Black Jack

Black Jack

 

In a thriller, Black Jack crossed the line second after a race-long battle with the other supers in 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart – the four arriving in the Derwent River with only four miles between them - and took line honours in the 2018 and 2019 Brisbane Gladstone races.  In the 75th anniversary race, Black Jack will sail under the Yacht Club de Monaco burgee; a first for the race.

This boat is the former Alfa Romeo/Esimit Europa, which took line honours in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart.  Peter Harburg bought and renamed her Black Jack in mid-2017 and finished 3minutes 31seconds behind Wild Oats XI in the 2017 Sydney Gold Coast race – the closest finish in 15 years.  In the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart, she placed third on line, inside Perpetual Loyal’s 2016 record.  In 2018, Black Jack took line honours from Wild Oats XI, Comanche and InfoTrack in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Race in the moderate conditions she was built for.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Black Jack
Sail Number 525100
Owner Peter Harburg
Skipper Peter Harburg
Sailing Master Mark Bradford
State Monaco
Club Yacht Club de Monaco
Type RP100
Designer Reichel/Pugh
Builder McConaghys
LOA 30.46