Mach II Racing

Mach II Racing NAME, Mach II
Full carbon
Hydraulic lifting keel
Water Ballast

DESIGNER
Alan Andrews Yacht Design Inc. Please like & follow Mach II for our future events!

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β›΅Mach II is an Andrews 77 carbon fibre high-performance maxi yacht with a distinguished offshore racing record.
πŸ†Line Honours x6
πŸ† Records x2
πŸ₯‡First Foreign Yacht +πŸ₯‰3rd in Div.1 Transpac 2025 HOME PORT
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

MODEL
Andrews77

OWNER/SKIPPER
Daniel Sinclair, Vancouver BC Canada

RACE RESULTS ANDREWS77
2025 Fraser River Light Ships Race
1st to finish
2025 Salish Sea Race

1st to finish
2025 Transpac (Mach II, Daniel Sinclair)
Elapsed, 8d 6h 24m 54s
3rd in Division 1
1st Foreign Yacht Elapsed
2025 Swiftsure International Yacht Race
2025 Southern Straits Race
Salish Sea monohull speed record (34kts)
2024 Fraser River Light Ship Race
1st to finish
New course record
2024 Salish Sea Race
1st to finish, all 3 days
2024 Swiftsure Bank Race
1st to finish

SKIPPERS RESUME (Daniel Sinclair)
OWNER/SKIPPER Andrews77 Mach II

2025 Transpac (Mach II, Daniel Sinclair)
3rd in Division 1. Elapsed, 8d 6h 24m 54s
1st Foreign Yacht Elapsed
1995 Transpac (Merlin 68)
1st Overall, won the King Kalakaua Trophy
1st in Division 1. Elapsed 8d 22h 41m 48s
1st Foreign Yacht Elapsed
Best Navigator
1992 Vic-Maui (course record)

Daniel Sinclair has campaigned for 7 Transpac's, 6 Vic-Maui's, a Quebec-St Milo and the King's Cup in Thailand, logging over 100,000nm as Skipper in these various races and deliveries. He is the only Canadian (or non-American) to ever win the Transpac Race overall (1995 Merlin).

08/22/2026

Mach II Andrews 77 Carbon Maxi | Swiftsure 2026 Line Honours! πŸ†

Twin 7,000 lb water-ballast tanks shift 3.5 tons of seawater to windward, delivering instant righting moment so we stay fully powered.

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08/19/2026

Mach II | Andrews 77 Carbon Maxi β€” Swiftsure 2026 πŸ†
Triple checked and ready for the upwind battle. Precision in the prep. Performance on the beat!

08/15/2026

Mach II | Andrews 77 Carbon Maxi β€” The sound of absolute performance at midnight! At what speed does your boat start to β€˜sing’?

Follow Mach II for more high intensity racing from the deck.πŸ†

Mach II meets the golden hour! πŸŒ‡β›΅
08/11/2026

Mach II meets the golden hour! πŸŒ‡β›΅

08/08/2026

Mach II Transpac 2025 - High seas, awesome race on this maxi yacht! πŸš€β›΅

08/05/2026

Mach II | Swiftsure 2026
Every manoeuvre is a test of timing, teamwork, and precision.

What's the hardest sail change you've ever done? β›΅

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50 Years Offshore!!Mach II took Line Honours and ORC A Second Place at the 2026 Pacific Northwest Offshore β€” our first t...
08/01/2026

50 Years Offshore!!

Mach II took Line Honours and ORC A Second Place at the 2026 Pacific Northwest Offshore β€” our first time racing the event.

Thanks to the PNWO race organizers and to Shelagh Hansen of Nautical Northwest Magazine for capturing the story so well.

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