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Wild Thing, KA M10
last update: 2024
1998 Plan Murray Burns Dovell, built by ?, 83'

1998 "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",


26 December, Sydney Hobart: Retired, Grant WHARINGTON

1999 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race: 1er/29 IMS
Picture from Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race website,

"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",

26 December, Sydney Hobart race, 3rd on line honours: 2e/9 IRC corrected time 2d20h04', handdicap 1.505, Grant WHARINGTON

2000 July, 15th annual Sydney to Gold Coast Race, 386NM, 1st on line honor 1d23h0': ?e/??
Big modifications, 4m extended
November "Offshore", 
 
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",


26 December, Sydney Hobart: DNF, Grant WHARINGTON

2001 August, Fastnet Race, elapsed time 2d20h05': 87e/219 IRC, Handicap 1.592, Grant WHARINGTON
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",

26 December, Sydney Hobart: DNS

2002 "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",


Australian Skandia Wild Thing, M 10
26 December, Sydney Hobart, 4th on line honours 2d09h33': 28e/38 IRC, Grant WHARINGTON

200? New owner and new name,
Martingale, ?

200? "The SSAA is proud to announce the entry of Martingale, possibly the world’s longest shorthanded monohull, into this year’s Rolly Tasker Sails Pittwater to Port Stephens race, Martingale is the former Wild Thing; a Murray Burns Dovell designed 83 footer, now lengthened to 90 feet, with the addition of a two metre bowsprit. Owner, David Dicker and sailing master, Dara Johnston, have spent the last two years converting her into a shorthanded yacht." 
10 June, Port Stephens race, Pittwater , shorthanded: ?e/??, Phillipe Peché & Dara JOHNSTON

2006 May "Seahorse",

Calypso, GER 8088

2008 19 July, Baltic Sprint Cup, Travemunde-Kalskrona-Klaipeda-Gdynia-Gdansk-Bornholm, 710NM: 18 - 8 - 16 - (19) - 19 = 17e/21, IRC 1.582, Gerhard CLAUSEN
(Calypso ex Wild Thing - Germany - Murray, Burns & Dovell 82ft design)
Picture from Race's website,

20?? Severe grounding

Scrapped

Received from Marvin 2024 "Calypso was scrapped a few years ago after a severe grounding. The owner has a new yacht with the same name. It's a Tripp 75"