Roaring Forty is a one-off 1997 Lutra BOC Open 40 designed by Adrian Konyendyk of Lutra Design Group and purchased by Kevin Le Poidevin in 2017.
The yacht was 3rd on Line Honours and 2nd overall in the 2007 Rolex Middle Sea race. 1st in the solo division of the 2008 /09 Global Ocean race.
In 2023/24, Kevin competed but retired in Hobart from the Global Solo Challenge.
Kevin Le Poidevin will co-skipper with Darrell Greig, who sailed together in the 2021 Sydney Hobart double-handed and will line up again for the 2024 Hobart race.
Le Poidevin spent 31 years in the military which has given him a great many skills needed for short-handed sailing, including efficiency and a vast knowledge of sailing.
The Roaring Forty team are representing the Port Stephens Yacht Club and sailing to support our charities BRAIN TUMOUR ALLIANCE AUSTRALIA and PANKIND & SOLDIER ON