EF Language

EF Language
Racing career
Other names	Illbruck Magnavox 2UE Nokia 2UE Nokia DHL
Nation	Sweden Australia
Class	Volvo Ocean 60
Sail no	SWE–1
Designer(s)	Bruce Farr
Builder	Richard Gilles and Tim Smythe
Launched	1997
Skippers	Paul Cayard
Notable victories	1997–98 Whitbread
Specifications
Displacement	13,500 kg (29,800 lb)
Length	19.5 m (64 ft) (LOA)
Beam	5.25 m (17.2 ft)
Draft	3.75 m (12.3 ft)

EF Language (also known as Illbruck, Magnavox 2UE, Nokia 2UE, Nokia, DHL) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.

Career

EF Language was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Richard Gilles and Tim Smythe.^[1]

She won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Paul Cayard.^[2]

She competed in the 2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as illbruck and in the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as Nokia 2UE^[3]

References

↑ "The Entries", Yachting 181 (10), 1997
↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/presszone/en/14_History-40-years-of-life-at-the-extreme.html
↑ http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/2003/nokia-2ue/

Volvo Ocean Race winning yachts

1973–74: Sayula II 1977–78: Flyer 1981–82: Flyer II 1985–86: L'Esprit d'équipe 1989–90: Steinlager 2 1993–94: NZ Endeavour 1997–98: EF Language 2001–02: Illbruck Challenge 2005–06: ABN AMRO I 2008–09: Ericsson 4 2011–12: Groupama 4 2014–15: Azzam

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