Ben Ball

Age at start of race: 50

Yacht Club: SSANZ

Hull Category: Monohull

Design: Cav 36

LOA: 11m

Race Number: 23

Sailing CV: Sailing since childhood and aboard Camellia for 45 years. Including 10 trips to the islands, three as skipper and a Solo passage Noumea to Auckland in September 2025.

Personal Goal / Quote: “Camellia and I both turn 50 this year so I wanted to do something epic to celebrate that. The Solo Trans-Tasman has been on my radar since I was a young teenager. I am very excited that this long-held dream is finally going to happen.”