SYDNEY TO HOBART – TITANIA OF COWES

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Titania of Cowes is stripped to racing mode and primed for the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. With a top crew including three Hewsons, a new quiver of sails Titania of Cowes shows fantastic potential to win her class and possibly the great race on handicap victory.

Titania is a Swan 68 is owned and skippered by Richard Dobbs and almost all of Titania’s crew have raced the boat in the past. Our crew consists of Olympic, Volvo, Mini Transat and whitbread sailors from around the world who can sail her to her optimum potential.

Richard Hewson will be navigating the yacht to Hobart, playing in his home ground for the first time in since the 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. The weather has been very interesting to watch over the past few weeks, and even with only one day to go none of the weather models agree so it will be a combination of tactics and precise navigation that will win this race.

“I am very excited about this race, local knowledge means everything in this race, and with the crew onboard we defiantly have the brains onboard to make the right decisions to win the race”.

The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race can be viewed on the tracker by following the link http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/tracker/

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Published by Richard Hewson

Richard Hewson is a Tasmania-based ships captain, marine surveyor, and experienced sailor with a lifelong connection to the sea. With experience in project management and vessel commissioning, he has operated and raced a wide range of vessels—from dinghies and Maxi yachts to tankers, icebreakers and research vessels. Richard has competed in major offshore events including the Sydney to Hobart, Fastnet, Middle Sea, and Transatlantic races including the Mini Transat. In 2012, he skippered the winning yacht in the Clipper Round the World Race. He has sailed to every continent and explored all corners of the world from Antarctica to south pacific atols and recently completed a three-year family voyage from the Netherlands to Tasmania. Richard holds a Master Class 1 (unrestricted), RYA Yachtmaster Ocean, Engineering (1200kw) and commercial diving certifications, and is an AMSA-accredited marine surveyor. He is also affiliated with the Australasian Institutes of Marine Surveyors and is passionate about all things that float.

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