Silk Cut (yacht)

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.

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

Career

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
  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
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