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Skandia (2003 yacht)

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Skandia
Other namesWild Thing Arca
Yacht clubMornington Yacht Club
Nation Australia
Designer(s)Don Jones
BuilderHart Marine
Racing career
SkippersGrant Wharington
Notable victories2003 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.)
Specifications
Length30 m (98 ft) (LOA)
Beam4.9 m (16 ft)
Draft5 m (16 ft)

Skandia (rechristened Wild Thing and Arca in 2019) is a 100  ft maxi yacht built in 2003.[1] She was designed by Don Jones.[1] She won line hours in the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Grant Wharington.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, In 2005. In 2021 Arca Win the Giraglia Rolex Cup and Barcolana in Trieste. 2020". Rolex Sydney Hobart. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Winners 1945-2014" (PDF).