RSHYR 2024 | Ron Epstein Interview - Bacchanal

Ron Epstein hails from San Francisco and has been cruising and racing on The Bay for some time. In deciding to take a next step into more serious racing he commissioned the building of his new JPK 11.80 Bacchanal by Innovations Composites in Australia. The timing of the build, with the yacht completed in October this year, meant that he could also realise his ambition to sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Ron will be racing to Hobart with a mixed crew of Australians and some of his regular crew from the US. He explains how the project came about and also demonstrates a couple of features on the boat that will make shorthanded sailing with his wife back home on The Bay a little easier.