34' grp cruiser/racer, Brolga design, launched 1977. Sailed by Alex Whitworth (63) and Peter Crozier (60). Between them they have completed numerous Sydney to Hobarts going back well into large century. I'm thinking Berri has done 15 or so.
" In 1998, sailing Berrimilla, one of the smallest boats in the Sydney to Hobart fleet, they took on the savage storm that hit the race, leaving six dead and several boats sunk. They made it to the finish line, winning their division. In 2004/2005 they have decided to go one better.
In early January 2005, after Alex and Peter completed the 2004 Sydney to Hobart, they dismissed the rest of the crew and sailed off eastwards on the long way home to Sydney via Cape Horn, England, Cape of Good Hope and the Southern Ocean.
In July 2005 they sailed in the Fastnet race winning 11th place on handicap. From Falmouth, England, they then returned to Sydney around the Cape of Good Hope. While at sea in the Southern Ocean, they were awarded the 2005 Seamanship Trophy by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, London, for outstanding seamanship.
Reaching Sydney just 5 days out from the 2005 Sydney to Hobart, the restocked, recrewed, and made the Boxing Day start line. In Hobart for New Years Eve, then back to Sydney on the 9th of January 2006."
Not bad eh ?
Couple of more Syd-Hobs including a roll and a dismasting in Bass Strait.
Well, not happy with that, Alex with a new crewmember then set off again in 2008 to sail from Sydney to London through the Berring Strait and the Northwest Passage.
Ah, yes, and they did another Fastnet when they got there.
Peter then once again joined up with Alex and together they have just bought Berri home via Cape Good Hope arriving in Sydney this Monday past at noon.
Here's their blog of the voyage home. Unfortunately for them the keeper of their original website died taking the passwords with him so its now clogged up with spam. This site though is fine.
Berrimilla sails on...
Well done chaps, well done indeed.
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