EF Language

EF Language
Other names Illbruck
Magnavox 2UE
Nokia 2UE
Nokia
DHL
Nation  Sweden
 Australia
Class Volvo Ocean 60
Sail no SWE–1
Designer(s) Bruce Farr
Builder Richard Gilles and Tim Smythe
Launched 1997
Racing career
Skippers Paul Cayard
Notable victories 1997–98 Whitbread
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)

EF Language (also known as Illbruck, Magnavox 2UE, Nokia 2UE, Nokia, DHL) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.

Career

EF Language was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Richard Gilles and Tim Smythe.[1]

She won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Paul Cayard.[2]

She competed in the 2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as illbruck and in the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as Nokia 2UE[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Entries", Yachting, 181 (10), 1997
  2. ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/presszone/en/14_History-40-years-of-life-at-the-extreme.html
  3. ↑ http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/2003/nokia-2ue/
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