Page 11 - RMYS Archives Newspaperclippings 1932 to 1950

Greeting from Percy Coverdale wife Mrs Lindsay aboard Rani 104 Morna’s crew loading stores Seevogel cook prepares a meal Yachts Moonbi, Peer
Gynt and Alice before the start of the big race 159
Season opens for sailing boats at St. Kilda 107
Seevogel cook 160
In search of adventure. Unis J a home made ketch leaves Williamstown for
New Guinea holiday cruise 108 Moonbi, Pewer Gynt and Alice before the start of the big race. 161

Adventure will not be lacking on Unis J 109 Aerial view of the start with yacht positions noted 162

Where to view Race start 110 Positions of fleet leaders alond Tasmania coast 166

Fegmr crew preparing for the yacht race 112 Mr Claude Plowman 168

Gaff yawl Fegmr well behind the leaders 113 Morna crosses the line first 169

Morna leading the fleet down the Harbour 115 Wastward Wins Sydney - Hobart on handicap 172

Small craft swarming around the Yachts 117 Dramatic rescue of racing yacht Merlin holed at entrance to Rip 176

Map of ocean race. Christina photographer from RAAF Librator 120 Silhouettes of Yacht race contestants 179

Bermuda cutter Morna Crossed the line first 126 Independence, First yacht through the heads 180

Christina considered likely winner on her handicap 127 Waltzing Matilda, Nocture, Luss O Lass Per Gynt after the start.Yachts after the
start 181
Morna under full sail leads the fleet at the start of the Sydney-Hoibart yacht
race 129 Broken spinnaker pole that put Suzanne II out of the race 184

Spectacular start of Sydney - Hobart yacht race 130 Waltzing Mnatilda First across the line prepares to tie up at Constitution dock 190

Big race mixup at the start Defiance, Morna and Christina collide. A E Trade winds third over the line 191
Palfreyman skipper of Matthew Flinders. 132

Yacht race start Next stop Hobart 134

Wayfarer departs for New Zealand Yacht placing at start of race. Josephine
leads Defiance Southern Msid crew adjusts pennant 135

Crew on fortuna prepare spinnaker wool. Big crowd at South Head vantage
point 136
Joseph and Moirna nearing Montague Island 142

Estimated positions of yachts 146

Morna crosses the finish line. Morna’s crew a happy group 151

Morna, first home is shown leaving Sydney at the start of the big race 152

Wanderer shown just before the start of the big race 153

Seevoigel from South Australia in final work out before the start of the big
race 155

List of starters 156

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