Swedish Match (yacht)

Volvo Ocean 60 yacht

Swedish MatchOther names| Nokia
Avant

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Nation|  Sweden
Denmark
Class| Volvo Ocean 60
Sail no| SWE–2000
Designer(s)| Bruce Farr
Builder| Cookson Boats
Racing career
Skippers| Gunnar Krantz
Stefan Myralf
Michael Spies
Notable victories| 1999 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.)
Specifications
Displacement| 13,500 kg (29,800 lb)
Length| 19.5 m (64 ft) (LOA)
Beam| 5.25 m (17.2 ft)
Draft| 3.75 m (12.3 ft)

Swedish Match (also known as Nokia, Avant) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.

## Career

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Swedish Match was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boats.[1]

Swedish Match competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race and finished 3rd.[2] She was skippered by Gunnar Krantz.[3]

She was given a new name, Nokia, and competed in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[4] She won line honours in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Stefan Myralf and Michael Spies.[5] The winning time, 1 day, 19 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds stood as a record until Wild Oats XI beat it in the 2005 edition.[6]

In 2003, she competed in the Volvo Baltic Race under the name Avant.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "The Entries". Yachting. 1997.
2. ^ a b "Nu startar Volvo Baltic Race" [Now the Volvo Baltic Race starts]. www.maringuiden.se (in Swedish). June 16, 2004.
3. ^ "Swedish Match lights the way". BBC News. November 23, 1997.
4. ^ "VO60 Nokia to sail in Telstra Sydney to Hobart". Yachts and Yachting Online.
5. ^ "ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE WINNERS – 1945–2005" (PDF). Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
6. ^ "Wild Oats breaks race record". theage.com.au. December 29, 2005.

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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours)

* 1945: Rani
* 1946: Morna
* 1947: Morna
* 1948: Morna
* 1949: Waltzing Matilda
* 1950: Margaret Rintoul
* 1951: Margaret Rintoul
* 1952: Nocturne
* 1953: Solveig IV
* 1954: Kurrewa IV
* 1955: Even
* 1956: Kurrewa IV
* 1957: Kurrewa IV
* 1958: Solo
* 1959: Solo
* 1960: Kurrewa IV
* 1961: Astor
* 1962: Ondine
* 1963: Astor
* 1964: Astor
* 1965: Stormvogel
* 1966: Fidelis
* 1967: Pen Duick III
* 1968: Ondine II
* 1969: Crusade
* 1970: Buccaneer
* 1971: Kialoa II
* 1972: American Eagle
* 1973: Helsal
* 1974: Ondine III
* 1975: Kialoa III
* 1976: Ballyhoo
* 1977: Kialoa III
* 1978: Apollo
* 1979: Bumblebee IV
* 1980: New Zealand
* 1981: Vengeance
* 1982: Condor of Bermuda
* 1983: Condor
* 1984: New Zealand
* 1985: Apollo
* 1986: Condor
* 1987: Sovereign
* 1988: Ragamuffin
* 1989: Drumbeat
* 1990: Ragamuffin
* 1991: Brindabella
* 1992: NZ Endeavour
* 1993: Ninety Seven
* 1994: Tasmania
* 1995: Sayonara
* 1996: Morning Glory
* 1997: Brindabella
* 1998: Sayonara
* 1999: Nokia
* 2000: Nicorette II
* 2001: Assa Abloy
* 2002: Alfa Romeo I
* 2003: Skandia
* 2004: Nicorette III
* 2005: Wild Oats XI
* 2006: Wild Oats XI
* 2007: Wild Oats XI
* 2008: Wild Oats XI
* 2009: Alfa Romeo II
* 2010: Wild Oats XI
* 2011: Investec Loyal
* 2012: Wild Oats XI
* 2013: Wild Oats XI
* 2014: Wild Oats XI
* 2015: Comanche
* 2016: Perpetual Loyal
* 2017: Comanche
* 2018: Wild Oats XI
* 2019: Comanche
* 2021: Black Jack
* 2022: Comanche
* 2023: LawConnect
* 2024: LawConnect

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