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30th Dec 1946 Storm veils ocean yacht race., Trouble in Bass Strait. Spotter
contacts NZ yacht, Ilex..Race may be won tonight. Map of Ocean reace 35 List of Illustrations

31st Dec 1946 Four yachts believed to be battling out race to Hobart 36
Morna lewading fleet out of Sydney Harbour 24
1st Jan 1947 More yachts home in ocean race. Christina likely in yacht race 37
Small craft swarming around the yachts 26
14th Dec 1946 New Zealand Yacht Ilex departing Wellington to compete in Sydney
to Hobart yacht race 38 Gaff schooner Mistral 30

1st Jan 1947 Winston Churchill 40 Yachts at the start of the race 31

2nd Jan 1947 Christina wins yacht race Took a gamble. Plane search for 3 overdue Christina as seen from the RAAF Liberator 33
yachts 42
New Zealand entry Ilex departoing Wellington 38
2nd Jan 1947 Yachts hove to for 13 and a half hours. First two yachts to finish
Morna and Mistral 43 Bermnudian cutter Winston Churchill running fast 40

2nd Jan 1947 Yacht Morna 44 Morna reefed down in Storm Bay 44

2nd Jan 1947 Yacht Mistral 46 Gaff Schooner Mistral in Storm Bay 46

3rd Jan 1947 New plane search likley for two Vic yachts Merlan and Unis J. Winston Churchill in middle of Bass Strait 52
Christina first, Saga, second in yacht race 48
Merlan arrives in Tamar 54
2nd Jan 1947 Missing yacht built in stable at Caulfield. Unis J. Still no sign of
missing yachts. RAAF Librator standing by. 49 Merlan from Geelong 62

3rd Jan 1947 One missing yacht may now be safe. Merlan seen? Storm hazards in
long yacht race. No feares held for missing craft 50

3rd Jan 1947 N.Z. Ketch Ilex withdraws 51

4th Jan 1947 Yachts not yet in port Kalua, Unis J and Merlan 52

4th Jan 1947 Yacht seen by lighthouse might be Merlan. Only one yacht now listed
as missing 53

6th Jan 1947 Merlan safe in Tamar. Merlan arrives in Tamar 54

6th Jan 1947 Last three yachts in ocean race are safe, Two yachts safe. Kalua
unsighted. Merlan not a rough job. Missing yacht gone fishing? 55

6th Jan 1947 How Merlan lost chance in race. All yachts safe. One damaged.
Playthings oif Strom 56

6th Jan 1947 Merlan arrives in Tamar. 8th Jan 1947 Yachts fight through gale. 9
days at sea 57

30th Dec 1946 Hobart Mercury Aid to yacht identificatrion 58

26th Dec 1994 Three line start a race against chaos Sydney to Hobart 50th year.
Merlan 1947 story by Bert Ferris 60

26th Dec 1994 Melbourne races lose out to Sydney anniversary. Bert Ferris photo
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