''Heineken'' (also ''Yamaha 1'', ''Pontona Youth'') is a

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yacht. She finished ninth in the W60 class of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by

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Career

''Yamaha 1'' was the first Whitbread 60 ever built and was used as a trial boat for Ross Field's team. It was built by

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in New Zealand. When ''Yamaha'' was finished the yacht was leased to American skipper

, who finished ninth among the W60s of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race having an all-women crew. ''Yamaha 1'' competed in the 2003 Volvo Baltic Race with the name ''Pontona Youth'' and crewed by a Danish youth team skippered by Thomas Dahl Jensen.

References

{{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Sailing yachts of the United States Sailing yachts built in New Zealand Volvo Ocean 60 yachts 1990s sailing yachts Sailing yachts of Denmark