Team members: Nigel Oswald, Gavin Brackett, Michael Holt, Rob Woelfel
Hometown: Friday Harbor, WA, USA
Race vessel: Farrier F-32SR
LOA: 32′
Human propulsion: Pedal (Prop)
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You’ve seen Corsairs in this race. A smart choice—quick, folding, trailerable trimarans that ride on the highway and pop open like aquatic Swiss Army knives. The sensible shoes of fast trimarans.
But Nigel Oswald’s F-32 SRC—Super Race Carbon—doesn’t sit at the kids’ table with the majority of Ian Farrier devotees. It’s longer than most. Lighter for its size. Swinging a 51-foot rig.
More sail area means more speed. It also means earlier reefs—down to a very deep third—and constant vigilance in waters where four appendages are an open invitation to meet a log.
The crew’s fine with that math. Nigel and Mike Holt have sailed together for 30+ years. There’s a 505 world championship in there somewhere. Big ocean miles. Gavin B returns as navigator and reappointed Log Avoider after once finding one at 12 knots in the dark. Rob Woelfel, Retained Counsel, brings legal standing and elite British insult delivery.
If you’re wading through this year’s entries looking for someone who brought a crowbar to pry the nail out of the cash, this might be one of those teams.
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What part of this race keeps you up at night?
Sailing an overpowered, keel-less boat through Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound!
What’s going to break first—and what’s your plan when it does?
Pedal drive for sure, we will have lots of tools, spares, and its two independent systems. Maybe a halyard lock, not a fan. That will involve going up the rig, so that will drive sensible earlier decisions hopefully.
If there is another loggy season like a few years ago, then that changes everything!
Luck/Skill Ratio
50
Confidence Level
75%