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9th Nov 1937 Sailing Down from Ecuador. Two young men in a yawl 10th Nov 1937 Big
fleet of yachts for official opening 10th Nov 1937 Yacht breaks mast. Keen racing at St.
Kilda. 15

13th Nov 1937 Yachting Days are here again by George Johnston. 16

11th Nov 1937 Sail past by 170 boats on Saturday 20

17th Nov 1937 More craft for opening 17th Nov 1937 Yacht opening tomorrow 22

20th Dec 1937 Bunyip just fails, Stonehaven Cup Test races. Monsoon in the lead 22nd
Dec 1937 First meeting of Cadets’sailing club 23

22nd Nov 1937 Dinghy crew flung into sea. 4 Men and girl cling to upturned boat. First
race at Royal Geelong. 22nd Nov 1937 Yachting. Racing season opened 25

24th Nov 1937 Yachting opening should follow on 1937 lines. Fairlie II losea her mast.
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25th Nov 1937 Start of Racing at all bayside clubs 29th Nov 1937 Yachts break masts in
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Archives
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Archives
gale. Races in Gale Acrospire snaps lower cross tree. 1st Dec 1937 Tumlaren class
may need roller reefing. In original plans. Bunyips suprise 31
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2nd Dec 1937 Yacht races start today. Veteran Galatea’s win. Close club result. 4th Dec
1937 Yachtsman’s gale 6th Dec 1937 Man overboard spoils race Petrel wins Portsea
A History of Yachting on Port Phillip
A History of Yachting on Port Phillip
Cup Yachting mishap at St. Kilda 32
Mentored by Bert Ferris
Mentored by Bert Ferris 8th Dec 1937 Royalist leads 21 footers in test 9th Dec 1937 Milsonia Victoria’s hope in
Forster Cup Series , led in light breeze 33

Digitised by the 13th Dec 1937 Buoy in wrong position “No Race declared” 15th Dec 1937 Royalist sure
Digitised by the
for Hobart Regatta 18th Dec 1937 The old lady of Brighton, Galatea
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Classic Yacht Association of Australia 16th Dec 1937 Last yacht races until January 8 Royalist still unbeaten 14Ft. Titles heat.
Classic Yacht Association of Australia
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23rd Dev 1937 Forster Cup hopes. Bunyip has chance in light breeze. Smart crews
necessary. Dolphin a selection menace. Victorian Peter Spackman of RBYC honored.
29th Dec 1937 Ten Vic Yachts compete for Hobart, Royalist outstanding-- but, Test race
1937 to 1939 to be resailed 37
Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club 5th Jan 1938 Yachtmen keen for Cups. Visiting sailors may race here Contests in Star
class Class racing resumed. 7th Jan 1938 Sayonara sold in sydney Bad starts to yacht
races Breeze too light 38
12th Jan 1938 Acrospire IV sails well. Jock Storrock transfers to Violia and beats his
own boat Virginia. 39
13th Jan 1938 Hobsons Bay have 8 races for all classes 15th Jan 1938 Auckland to
Hobart ocean race for yachts. 12th Jan 1938 Schooner Aurora and Atahua being built
for race 17th Jan 1938 Championship heat for 14 footers. Williamstown Punts and
Henderson Cup at Elwood 40
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