Page 10 - RYYS Archives Newspaper Clippings 1937 to 1939

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23rd Jan 1939 Was first but lost. Yachting incidents in HBYC A1 class race New Tumlaren yachts 15
Acrospiire IV and Eun-Na-Mara disqualified Defiance wins 23rd Jan 1939 Naree
wins Davey’s Bay Yachting cup Keith Murdoch presents Cup. 25th Jan 1939 A Class yacht perfectly sailed, A Class yacht Petrel, Lazy days off Williamstown
Vanessa’s mishap in race blow to yachting. Will miss Geelong 133 21 footers running free 19
26th Jan 1939 Geelong H Jubilee’s first away holiday Regatta. Williamstown punts Vice Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin. Start class yacht Virginia 20
idle. Moths at Williamstown Entrants from Lake Boga, Inverloch and Williamstown
Sailing club 136 Acrospire III sailing off St. Kilda 21

23rd Jan 1939 A1 class win to Defiance with blown headsail. Disqualification for two Reefing mainsheet of Carola at williamstown 22
yachts at Hoibsond Bay Regatta. 30th Jan 1939 Acrospire IV wins Williamstown to
Geelong Flutterby wins Moths title Viginia untroubled at Brighton. St. Dinghy club Charles Palfrey’s Queen Mary designed by Charlie Peel 12 months to build
results. 1st Feb 1939 Acrospires good form in yacht race to Geelong 137 RAAF Cadets at Point Cook Sailing club. Seagulk seaplane flies over the cadet
fleet 23
2nd Feb 1939 Small yachts have big day Port Melb Ýacht club revival 4th Feb 1939
Interstate yachting carnival begins in Brisbane 140 150 boats sailed past opening day flag officer Vice Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin 24

6th Feb 1939 Acrospire IV again Squall damages yachts. Results from clubs around Viginia heeling over in asouth westerly breeze Auxiliary Ketch Thistle 25
the bay Tumlaren scratch race at St. Kilda. 6th Feb 1939 Albert Cup to Q’ld with
Dolphin Triad to contest 14Ft. Champs Saturday results from the clubs 141 Acrospire IV sails past Flag office Vice Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin 26

150 yachts dot the sea for opening day salute to Vice Admiral Sir Ragnar colvin
on the deck of Caraid. Eun-na-mara (S2) and Acrospire III in the sail past 27

Eun-Na-Mara, Acrospire IV and Petrel at the start of the Crosbie Cup 28

Starter Mr. P A Roberts starts the Crosbie Cup 29

RBYC Commodore J A Linacre. Defiance in womens skippers race 30

Galatea wins Crosbie Cup 32

Milsonia twice winner of Forster Cup 33

Elwood Regatta sailing scene 35

A1 class yacht Eun-Na-Mara prepares for International Cup 36

Mr. Peter Sapackman Fleet secretary of RBYC Star class 37

Viginia Australian Champion Star class yacht 38

Tumlaren Tarna and S14 manouvere for race start as seen from the deck of
White Wings Wenne Most successful Hobart A1 class yacht 39

Kurrewa II, Defiance, Eun-Na-Mara with spinnakers set at St. Kilda. Harold
Nossiter’s yacht Sirius 41

Deck of Acrospire IV 43

Tarna leads Zonja to the finish line 44

Fulmar and Freydis at the start of a Jubliee class race 47

Lively 14Ft. Dinghies off St. Kilda 49

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