Family values

Bruce Taylor has done 38 Hobarts, sailing his first Hobart on Sunburst in 1980, then sailed with Peter Rowsthorn on Challenge II in 1984. Since 1986, he has owned six Chutzpahs, taking them all to Hobarts and scoring multiple divisional placings along the way.

For the 75^th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht, Bruce Taylor will race his Reichel Pugh-designed Caprice 40 Chutzpah, launched in 2007.

He will be joined on board Chutzpah by his son Drew. From age 12, Drew was sailing offshore, doing yacht deliveries and races up and down the east coast of Australia.

Drew did his first Sydney Hobart at age 16, back before age restrictions, and has since done every run to Hobart with his father. Drew now lives in Hong Kong, but returns every year to do the Sydney Hobart.

“We have a very special bond. It’s a great opportunity for us to reconnect during the year, and spend time together doing something we both love to do,” says Drew.

It’s a privilege to sail with your son. I’m getting older now, so it’s been terrific to see him develop into a terrific sailor,” says skipper Bruce Taylor.