Anaconda II

An Invited Friend of The Harrison Butler Association
Built to an Alan Buchanan design in 1975

Photograph : Brian Cassey/AFP/Getty Images

Anaconda II : The Largest Boat Built To A Buchanan Design
Anaconda II was the third boat built by Josko Grubic to a design commissioned from Alan Buchanan. As with the previous two boats, Adria-Australis and Anaconda, she was built to take part in the Sydney to Hobart race. This she did every year between 1976 and 1992 (inclusive) except for 1982 and 1985. She also circumnavigated the world twice and went on expedition to Heard Island in the Antarctic before being 'retired' as a charter in the Whitsunday Islands.
The spectacular photograph above shows her on the rocks at Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, in 2010 when category three Cyclone Ului struck.
Sydney-Hobart Race Results : 1976 (60th), 1977 (62nd), 1978 (51st), 1979 (139th), 1980 (12th), 1981 (142nd), 1983 (153rd), 1984 (33rd), 1986 (37th), 1987 (39th), 1988 (58th), 1989 (54th), 1990 (34th), 1991 (37th), 1992 (24th).

Anaconda II Statistics
Built : 1975 by J Grubic in Athol Park, Australia
LOA : 84' 0"
LWL : --' -"
Beam : --' -"
Draught : -' -"
Displacement : -- ton TM
Lloyd's Registration : N° 355648

Anaconda II Custodians & Home Ports 
Craig Ross (?-2010-?) Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
Josko Grubic (1975-1992-?) Adelaide, Australia

Anaconda II Links
• Anaconda II for Charter (Withdrawn)

Page last updated : September 2017

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