Pretty Fly III is a new boat for Colin and Gladys Woods, replacing their well campaigned Beneteau 47.7. This canting keel Cookson 50 is a step up in performance for this experienced crew.

Pretty Fly III finished sixth in IRC Divison 0 of last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart and 30th in the testing of the ORCi rating which was run parallel to the IRC rating system.

Name Pretty Fly III Race name Pretty Fly III Launch year 2005 Sail number 10007 Owner Colin Woods Skipper Colin Woods Crew D Brown , N Holder , A Green , S Grellis , A Barnes , G Clare , D Eagle , A Coates , S Wilson , G Marshall , M Frew Club CYCA State NSW Type Cookson 50 Designer Farr Builder Cookson LOA 15.24 Beam 4.30 Draft 3.30

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