Vale Greg 'Enzo' Prescott   

In acknowledging Greg’s passing on October 28 2021 we include the article on him that was published in the August 2018 edition of OVAtion.

Greg Prescott - 15.11.1962 - 28.10.2021 

Greg is in the ‘Yachting Hall of Fame’ as a consequence of his long and successful sailing career. Starting in Sabots in his youth it didn’t take long for him to step-up into ocean racing yachts. His offshore career started in the 1980 Sydney to Hobart aboard his father’s half-tonner, Hotshot. At the time, he was the youngest skipper to have ever completed the race at only 18 years old. Indeed, to this day he still the second-youngest skipper to have raced in the Sydney to Hobart and with the age-restrictions limiting participation in the race to those aged 18 years old, his record is likely to stand for some time. The year after his first race he had his first taste of success in the same yacht race, aboard the same yacht. In 1981 he skippered Hotshot to 7th place overall out of 160 competitors. In all he completed 29 Sydney-Hobarts.

His yacht racing success didn’t go unnoticed and he then spent a number of years racing for other owners aboard different yachts in a number of top-level regattas around the world, including the Noumea Race, Admirals Cup and One-Ton Cup.  In 2013 he received Tasmanian Yachting Personality Award.