''Skandia'' (rechristened ''Wild Thing'' and Arca in 2019) is a 100 ft
maxi yacht
A maxi yacht usually refers to a racing yacht of at least in length.
Origin
The term ''maxi'' originated with the International Offshore Rule (IOR) rating system, which in the 1970s and 1980s measured offshore racing yachts and applied a single ...
built in 2003.
She was designed by Don Jones.
[ She won line hours in the ]2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 59th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Syd ...
skippered by Grant Wharington.
References
{{Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours)
2000s sailing yachts
Sailing yachts built in Australia
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts