Vallarta Race 2008 Boat Bios

OEX

BOAT NAME: OEX
BOAT TYPE:
Santa Cruz 70
CLASS: B
SKIPPER:
Peter Tong
CLUB:
Long Beach YC
BUILT:
1988
PURCHASED: 2007

RECENT RESULTS:
2007 LBYC Cabo Race, 4th in PHRF, 2nd in ORR
ABOUT THE BOAT:
OEX is a 20 year old Santa Cruz 70. In 1993, this boat under the name "Silver Bullet" narrowly beat her sister ship "Orient Express" to win Transpac.
ABOUT THE CREW:
Many of OEX's crew were team members of Orient Express and are mostly from the Long Beach area.
WHAT'S IN A NAME:
Over the years, we have gotten used to calling Orient Express "OEX".