Following a couple of brief days of sea trials in Newport, Rhode Island, the 100-foot Hodgdon sailing yacht COMANCHE has set sail for Charleston in South Carolina, representing the first leg of the passage to the popular Australia yacht charter destination – Sydney.
100-foot racing yacht COMANCHE under sail - Onne van der Wal
The weather in Newport during the sea trials and for the offshore passage south was anything but glorious, but by all accounts, superyacht COMANCHE is already starting to deliver impressive performances.
Superyacht COMANCHE - front view - Image by Onne van der Wal
COMANCHE Yacht - aft view - Image by Onne van der Wal
Although COMANCHE superyacht’s performance data is still being kept under wraps, racing skipper Ken Read has been wearing a rather broad smile lately.
COMANCHE superyacht from above - Image by Onne van der Wal
Super yacht COMANCHE - Crew - Image by Onne van der Wal
The 100ft pre-preg carbon racing wonder was launched at Hodgdon’s shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, just a few short weeks ago. With super yacht COMANCHE now officially on the way to Sydney, Hodgdon CEO Tim Hodgdon said: “All of us at Hodgdon are proud to have been associated with this important build, and we wish Jim, Kristy, Kenny and the entire crew all the best for Sydney-Hobart and all of their racing ventures.”
