The Sydney 40 was designed by Iain Murray and built by Sydney Yachts in the late 1990s.
History The Sydney 40 was chosen from the design board by the Royal Ocean Racing Club to become the new One Design class for the Admiral's Cup. The class never really took off for a variety of reasons this led to the failure of the management company Race 1. The boat had a highly tunable rig and was hard to sail well rewarding the most experience crews. The class was allowed to hold a World Championship by the International Sailing Federation, which ran for two years. It was held off the Isle of Wight in 1999 and off Mallorca in 2000.
Events
World Champions 1999 CowesVasco Vascotto 2000 PalmaCacadu Sailing Team SPAMiguel Puigserver
Admiral's Cup
References