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Silk Cut (yacht)

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Silk Cut
Boudragon hauled out of the water in Lauwersoog
Other namesElanders/Ten Celsius
JMS Next Generation
Boudragon
Nation United Kingdom
 Sweden
 Norway
 Netherlands
ClassVolvo Ocean 60
Sail noGBR–1
SWE-20002
Designer(s)Bruce Farr
BuilderMcConaghy Boats
Owner(s)Oceanraces Academy
Racing career
SkippersLawrie Smith
Hans Bouscholte

Silk Cut (also Elanders/Ten Celsius, JMS Next Generation) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lawrie Smith.

Career

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Silk Cut was designed by Bruce Farr and built by McConaghy Boats.[1]

She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lawrie Smith.[2]

Elanders/Ten Celsius competed in the 2003 Volvo Baltic Race helmed by Hans Wallén.[3]

JMS Next Generation competed in the 2004 Volvo Baltic Race.[4]

Boudragon is currently owned by the Oceanraces Academy.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Entries", Yachting, 181 (10), 1997
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "News & Features - ISAF - World Sailing - Official Site : Preview". sailing.org.
  4. ^ "Nu startar Volvo Baltic Race". 16 June 2004.
  5. ^ https://www.oceanracesacademy.com/nl/academy