Page 17 - RMYS Archives Newspaper clippings 1929 to 1932

List of Illustrations 21 footers at Williamstown Corella, Crew of Awinya, Spectators, Namoi, Bunyip, 73
Winsome.

Start of Bass Strait race Oimara, Wanderer and Shamrock 76
Five masted Barque Kobenhaven 24
Wanderer, Oimara and Phyllis at start 77
Sailing ship Viking 27
Bass Strait race Maysie leads Wanderer, Shamrock and Oimara. Shippers Pech
Built in a Burnley back yard 28 Bennell and Oxley of Phyllis 78

Hercogin Cecilie in full sail 29 Crew of Oimara and Phyllis 81

The Chance A Yale Graduates cruiser. Land sought by St. Kilda Yacht club. 30 Oxley skipper of Phyllis Crew of the Wanderer 84

This bit of the World belongs to us Cartoon on St. KYC land lease 31 Wanderer, Phyllis. Crew of Phyllis after race. 85

Area of Foreshore in jeopardy. Photo of St. KYC club house 32 Maysie crew with damaged and broken fittings 87

Alain Gerbault Galatea and Independence ay St. Kilda photo 35 Maysie Top mast gone 89

Mighty Mainmast 140 Feet. Sir Thomas Lipton Shamrock. 36 Oimara and crew of Oimara after race. 90

Oimara prepares for 1929 Queenscliff to Tasmania yacht race 37 Oimara winner of Bass Strait race 91

Mosquito Fleet Three Cheers, Alma Doepel, Rahra, Eliza Davies, Leeta May, Joesph Crew of Wanderer at St. Kilda 93
Sims, Rahra, Victoria, Evaleeta. 39
Broken Maysie fittings, Frank Bennell washed overboard and rescued 94
Launching of Acrospire IV at North Wharf river Yarra 43
Course of Maysie Noel Monks Journalist. Washed``overboard and rescued on
Lifting of Acrospire IV 44 Oimara. High Diving chanp Dived off Prince’s Bridge, stopped bolting horse in
Flinders St. 95
Arrival of Acrospire IV at North Wharf 45
Wanderer crew at St. Kilda Front page of Sun newspaper 96
St. Kilda Dinghy Nimmo Too 46
Wanderer crew landing at St. Kilda. Front page of Sun Newspaper 21st Dec 1929 97
Crew of the dinghy Triad. Trial sail of Oimara 47
Four masted Barque Lawhill 98
Acrospire IV with Thera and Ranee. Thera in A1 class race at St. Kilda 48
Start of yacht race across Bass Strait 99
Graceful White Wings. Start of C Class race. Uira, Worane and Thera photo 49
Crew of Shamrock on return to Royal Geelong. Sydney Yacht Morna 101
Acrospire IV at St. Kilda for opening of the season 51
Start of Bass Strait Yacht race Oimara and Shamrock in the Tamar 102
Cheel Challenge Cup Petrel, Uira and Galatea 53
Galatea, Worane and Thera Toogooloowoo in new bermudian rig 103
Williamstown Punt Club vessels 55
Last of Lord Brasseys Sunbeam. Sirocco with Errol Flynn heads to New Guinea 104
Acrospire IV at St. Kilda Two page spread. 59
First heat of Sayonara Cup Vanessa with Acrospire IV 105
Arthur Pecks Maysie 61
Vanesa and Acrospire off Sydney Heads 106
Oimara and Sagueney at Mornington race start. Acrospire IV caught in squall 65
Vanessa and Acrospire IV during Sayonara Cup 107
21 footers Corella and Bunyip compete. Ocean race Course map 68
Crew of Acrospire IV 108
Shamrock Second in same race 22 years ago 70

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