Heineken (also Yamaha 1, Pontona Youth) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished ninth in the W60 class of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Dawn Riley.[1]

Heineken
Other namesYamaha 1
Pontona Youth
Nation United States
 Denmark
ClassVolvo Ocean 60
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
BuilderCookson Boats, New Zealand
Racing career
SkippersDawn Riley
Thomas Dahl Jensen
Specifications
Displacement13,500 kg (29,800 lb)
Length18.2 m (60 ft) (LOA)
Beam5.2 m (17 ft)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft)
Crew12

Career

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Yamaha 1 was the first Whitbread 60 ever built and was used as a trial boat for Ross Field's team.[2] It was built by Cookson Boats in New Zealand.[3] When Yamaha was finished the yacht was leased to American skipper Dawn Riley, who finished ninth among the W60s of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race having an all-women crew.[2]

Yamaha 1 competed in the 2003 Volvo Baltic Race with the name Pontona Youth and crewed by a Danish youth team skippered by Thomas Dahl Jensen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IT IS UNLIKELY THAT COLONEL BILL WHITBREAD, OF THE BREWING FAMILY AND ADMIRAL OTTO STEINER, OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION, EVER ENVISAGED THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EVENT THEY CONCEIVED 'OVER A PINT' OF BEER 30 YEARS AGO" (PDF). Kriter.tv. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta – Girls Are Back In Town". firstportofcall.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Farr Yacht Design". Farrdesign.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. ^ "News & Features - ISAF - World Sailing - Official Site : Preview". Sailing.org. Retrieved 21 September 2015.