Brooksfield
 | |
| Other names |
Nafta watch Veliki viharnik |
|---|---|
| Yacht club | Pirat[1] Portorož |
| Nation |
 Italy Slovenia |
| Class | Volvo Ocean 60 |
| Sail no | SLO–031 |
| Launched | Venice, Italy, 1992 |
| Owner(s) | Dejan Kovačičo |
| Fate | active |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers |
Guido Maisto Dušan Puh |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 13 tons |
| Length | 19.2 m (63 ft) |
| Beam | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Mast height | 28.0 m (91.9 ft) |
Brooksfield is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished sixth in the W60 class of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Guido Maisto.[2]
Since 2000, the owner was Mobitel (Slovenian Telekom), who renamed it Veliki viharnik, but currently it is owned by Slovenian businessman Dejan Kovačič.[3]
Career
2nd Jadranska regata/Adriatic race (2008) Skipper Dušan Puh Position 1 Group MAXI Finish time 2.5.2008. 20:59:40 Sailed time 32:59:40
4th Jadranska regata/Adriatic race (2010) Skipper Dušan Puh Position 1 Group MAXI Finish time 1.5.2010. 01:00:41 Sailed time 38:00:41
5th Jadranska regata/Adriatic race (2011) Skipper Dušan Puh Position 3 Group MAXI Finish time 30.4.2011. 06:40:54 Sailed time 43:40:54[4]
Current status
After two years long-term storage at the Marina of Portorož, the yacht was moved to the Marina of Koper; the current main sponsor is the town of Koper. Brooksfield won the Diplomatic Regatta 2015 and Skipper Cup 2015, and was 2nd at the Jabuka Regatta 2015 and 3rd at Bernetti 2015.[5]
Brooksfield on YouTube
- Brooksfield (Veliki viharnik) on Fiumanka regatta 2004
- Brooksfield (Veliki viharnik) on Adriatic race 2011