Voortrekker (yacht)

Voortrekker
NationSouth Africa
Sail noSA 1
Designer(s)Ricus van de Stadt
BuilderThesens
Owner(s) South African Navy
Racing career
SkippersBruce Dalling
Bertie Reed
Specifications
Length50 feet

Voortrekker is a 50-foot (15 m) racing yacht that became famous for placing first on handicap in the 1968 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race and for placing second in the BOC Challenge in 1982/83 when it was 14 years old and had been considered obsolete.