The Yachts

Voltstar Yeah Baby

Voltstar Yeah Baby

 

Twins Louis and Marc Ryckmans were thrilled to win the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race this year with Volstar Yeah Baby. “It took us 20 years to win a major race,” Louis said. The Ryckmans’ posted 56th overall in the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart and placed ninth in September’s Flinders Islet Race. The brothers returned to the Hobart race in 2022 with this Akilaria RC2, that was      as Sidewinder when it took PHS two-handed line honours sailed by Tasmanians Rob Gough/John Saul in the 2021 race. The Ryckmans retired this yacht from the 2022 Hobart after hitting a sunfish on the first afternoon. Previously, the twins last went to Hobart with the former Yeah Baby in 2019, the same boat that garnered them second over the line and second overall in the 2018 Sydney Noumea Race.

 

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Voltstar Yeah Baby
Sail Number 112
Owner Louis Ryckmans
Skipper Marc Ryckmans (12)
Navigator Louis Ryckmans (12)
Crew Adam Barnes (24), Finn Kribbe, Stan Schouten (1), Ben Sinton (9), Margot Van der poel
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Akilaria Rc2
LOA 12.0
Beam 4.5
Draft 3.1