Reichel/Pugh designs Black Jack 100, Wild Oats 100 and Moneypenny 69 were 2nd, 3rd, 4th on elapsed time at the 384 nautical mile 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, however it is Sean Langman’s Reichel/Pugh 69 Moneypenny that has been crowned overall winner.
Reichel/Pugh designs Black Jack 100, Wild Oats 100 and Moneypenny 69 were 2nd, 3rd, 4th on elapsed time at the 384 nautical mile 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, however it is Sean Langman’s Reichel/Pugh 69 Moneypenny that has been crowned overall winner. "We were right on the pace from the get go," Langman said. "…We let the boat do what the boat does. It really enjoys those conditions, upwind, and waterline reaching, where the other boats aren’t planing.” Langman also applauded his crew, “It’s by far the best crew I’ve ever sailed with in my life,” which included navigator Matthew Humphries, Olympic silver medallist and Australia SailGP Team’s Nina Curtis, Pierre Ainscow, Josh Alexander, Geoff Bauchop, Justin Ferris, Tom Maidment, Josh Porebski, Ty Oxley and Keagan York. Moneypenny also won on ORCi, ahead of Hamilton Island Wild Oats (formerly named Wild Oats XI) and Ausreo. Sean Langman is the Managing Director of the Noakes Group.
Bradford, skipper of Peter Harburg's Reichel/Pugh 100 Black Jack, was pleased with Black Jack's performance as the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Line Honours winner continues her good form. "We've now got this boat on rails," he said. "We know what to do in every condition, what sail pack to go with…It's taken us quite a few years to get here. That sensation of when the boat is really rocking is fantastic."
The Oatley Family's Reichel/Pugh 100 Hamilton Island Wild Oats returned to the Australian race track for the first time since 2019. She finished third over the line with skipper Mark Richards, just over an hour behind Black Jack. Hamilton Island Wild Oats holds the record for Line Honours wins in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast (6) and Rolex Sydney Hobart (9).
