Lion New Zealand | |
Nat: | |
Sailno: | NZL3900 |
Designer: | Ron Holland |
Owner: | NZ Sailing Trust |
Skip: | Sir Peter Blake |
Wins: | 1984 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (line honours) |
Type: | Maxi |
Length: | (LOA) 23.76 m/77.95 ft |
Notes: | Nicknamed the "Urban Assault Vehicle" |
Lion New Zealand is a former New Zealand racing maxi designed for the 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World[1] Yacht Race and winner (line honours) of the 1984 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[2]
Following the spectacular conditions of the Sydney to Hobart, which the yacht not only survived but also won, the boat was nicknamed the "Urban Assault Vehicle".