“But then the risks go up in that breeze too. As usual the VO70 is racing with a crew largely comprising young Polish sailing talent. The modified VO70, presently known as Black Jack, is always exceptionally well prepared. More sail. . VO 65 Brunel, TS5 Blackjack. Bradford admits that if it blew 25 knots the VO70 should be able to do it. Justin Doyle. The two V70's Black Jack beat by a good margin in the Gold Coast Race will be on the Sydney Hobart start line: Giacomo and Maserati. Blackjack photo from @Greg_Faull. Tags:AustraliaBorlenghibrindabellasydney-hobart. Saw that Black Jack racing have just launched a V Looks like some pretty serious mods, electric winches for one (serious luxury!!). [HOST] › the-yachts › black-jack. I'll take tacking duels and actual hoisting and dousing of. There are plenty more stories waiting to be told stay tuned. Among the crew for this race, for example, is Maja. The new canting-keel Black Jack will carry the core race crew from the footer with the addition of specialist Volvo 70 sailors Ryan Godfrey. Ocean Breeze, VO Ondeck, J, Dehler 39, Farr Performance Yacht Charter, Swan 51, First 40, Fast 40+ Class Yacht, J Ex- Blackjack VO 3 yrs. You can't discount. 5. Crew member Bruce Clark. 3 yrs Jack Scullion. Queensland's Peter Harburg remains committed to sailing.