Condor (yacht)

Condor
Condor racing Miami–Nassau in 1983.
Other namesCondor II
Condor 2
Condor of Currabubula
Condor of Emsworth
Nation Bermuda
ClassMaxi
Sail noKB–80
Designer(s)Ron Holland
BuilderKillian Bushe at Kiwi Boats, UK, Penryn, England
Launched1981
Owner(s)Bob Bell
Racing career
SkippersTed Turner
Notable victories1983 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.)
1986 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.)
1981 Fastnet Race (l.h.)
1983 Fastnet Race (l.h.)

Condor is a maxi sailing yacht designed for racing and built in 1981 by Killian Bushe at Kiwi Boats U.K.,in Penryn Penryn, England. She was registered in Hamilton, Bermuda during her 7-year ocean racing campaign and her sail number is KB-80. She is not to be confused with her predecessor Condor of Bermuda (KB-78) (aka. Heath's Condor-K-707), also owned and campaigned by Bob Bell.

Condor was "probably the most famous Maxi ever, winning every major ocean racing event Twice" according to her present owners, Prosail, the overnight adventure charter outfit in Australia's Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef.[1]

  1. ^ "ProSail Whitsundays". Prosail.com.au. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.