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Issue 41 - March 2018 CYAA ©

Entry was open to any yacht which represented Some of the other notable attendees are in their
Australia in the Admiral’s Cup or had sailed in nineties – Gordon Ingate, Mick York and Bill
the selection trials. Among the famous old Psaltis all of whom were in the 1965 AC Team.
offshore racers taking part were Caprice of Huon, The sons of the original team boat owners –
the first Ragamuffin, Salacia II, Love & War, Mister Anthony Crighton Brown, Scott Kaufman and the
Christian, Mercedes III and IV, Pacha and the Reynolds brother (sons of Gordon Reynolds who
original Wild Oats. In addition, Anitra V and Lorita had chartered Caprice of Huon from Gordon Ingate
Maria were invited to participate in recognition for the 1967 series) to loud applause jointly
of their distinguished roles in the development carried into the room the “Guest of Honour”
of offshore yachting in Australia. which was the original Admirals Cup looking

magnificent in its gold plated splendour and just
Kingurra under the helm of Ian Macfarlane made the week before brought to Australia by the
an impressive headwind voyage to arrive two current Commodore of the CYCA.
days before the event began. Mercedes III had time
against her so the fast decision was “let’s truck Skippers of different yachts stood on the podium
her”. This out of left field thinking allowed Martin each day, with the overall results reflecting the
Ryan to claim the first to Sydney wager between most actively raced yachts with their usual crew.
himself and Ian Macfarlane.
RORC is open to future Regattas in a different
There were social occasions after each day of format. What isn’t in doubt is the determination
racing, the most formal of which was a welcome to not let the support for regattas based on past
dinner at the RSYS. More than 260 guests Admirals Cup recognition events be passed up.
attended, including the three co-patrons.
UK classics yacht participants have suggested
The Friday evening dinner was a great success Australian and New Zealand Yacht clubs to
with six out of the original 25 Australian team mount a teams challenge , to which they would
crew members from 1967 boats at the dinner. have to respond.
From the 1967 crew of Balandra, Anthony
Crighton Brown (son of Sir Robert Discussions to work on the NYYC to
Crichton-Brown the owner of celebrate the 1969 US AC win
Balandra) who travelled from are underway
London, Peter Doran also
Talk post Regatta was
travelled from London,
the possibility of a
Bruce Gould and Peter
40th Anniversary to
Hemery who are active
celebrate the
RSYS members live in
Australian 1979
Sydney. From Caprice
victory.
of Huon, Doug
Patterson and John Nigel Sharp, who
Wigan said “yes” features in the lead
unfortunately none of photo of this story,
the originals from flew out from the UK
Mercedes III. Scott to cover the Regatta.
Kaufman (son of Ted Purchase a copy of
Kaufman owner of Mercedes Classic Boat magazine
III) came from New York and March edition for his colourful
steered Mercedes III in the Regatta. article.

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