''Silk Cut'' (also ''Elanders/Ten Celsius'', ''JMS Next Generation'') is a

Volvo Ocean 60 The Whitbread 60 (W60), later known as the Volvo Ocean 60 (VO60), was a class of ocean racing yacht built to a " box rule" specifying key design parameters of the 10 smaller yachts which took part the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race. ...

yacht. She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by

Lawrie Smith Lawrie Smith (born 19 February 1956) is a British sailor. He won a bronze medal in the soling class at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcel ...

Career

''Silk Cut'' was designed by

Bruce Farr Bruce Kenneth Farr (born 1949 in Auckland) is a New Zealand designer of racing and cruising yachts. Farrdesigned boats have won, challenged for, or placed highly in the Whitbread Round the World Race, America's Cup, and Sydney to Hobart Yacht R ...

and built by McConaghy Boats. She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by

. ''Elanders/Ten Celsius'' competed in the 2003

Volvo Baltic Race Volvo Baltic Race was a yacht race held in the Baltic Sea, sponsored by Volvo. It has been held in 2003 and 2004 as training series for Volvo Ocean 60, VO60 yachts, targeting the Volvo Ocean Race. 2003 Seven yachts participated: ''Innovation Kv ...

helmed by

Hans Wallén Hans Carl Johan Wallén (born 19 January 1961) is a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and co ...

. ''JMS Next Generation'' competed in the 2004

. ''Boudragon'' is currently owned by the Oceanraces Academy.

References

{{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Sailing yachts of the United Kingdom Sailing yachts of Sweden Sailing yachts of Norway Volvo Ocean 60 yachts 1990s sailing yachts Sailboat types built by McConaghy Boats