Blue Water Warriors: The Early Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races

Blue Water Warriors: The Early Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races

Blue Water Warriors: The Early Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races

Blue Water Warriors: The Early Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races

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Overview

Blue Water Warriors tells the story of the early Sydney to Hobart yacht races. Drawing on log books and memories of the navigator on a legendary competing yacht, a living part of Australia’s maritime history. 

The Mistral II’s crew encountered dangers and hazards not generally faced by today’s competitors, without life rafts, radios and no propeller that was deliberately removed. At one point there were death-defying moments where Mistral II came terrifying close to being smashed against the tremendous cliffs of Tasman Island.

Blue Water Warriors chronicles the fierce rivalry between Mistral II and Morna, at that time the most famous yachts in Australia, and tells of more relaxed times on the return voyages to Sydney.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780645379617
Publisher: Charris Publishing
Publication date: 08/30/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 286
File size: 19 MB
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Table of Contents

Foreword John Bertrand AO   vii

Preface Craig Harris   ix

Introduction Outward bound     1

Chapter 1 In the beginning     5

Chapter 2 My early sailing days   17

Chapter 3 The start of the CYCA and the rules   27

Chapter 4 The prize   31

Chapter 5 Morna and Mistral ll – the rivals   38

Chapter 6 Being a navigator in 1947   49

Chapter 7 Sydney and Mistral ll in 1947   57

Chapter 8 Race Day 1947   74

Chapter 9 The journey to Hobart   84

Chapter 10 Back to Sydney 103

Chapter 11 The 1948 race 113

Chapter 12 Sailing home 133

Chapter 13 The 1949 race 156

Chapter 14 Home from England 179

Chapter 15 White Cloud – my last race, 1954 208

Epilogue Where are they now 235

Glossary of Terms 238

Appendix 1 Mistral II and Morna specifications 245

Appendix 2 Communication / Signalling 246

Appendix 3 Beauforte wind scale 252

Appendix 4 Measurements 258

Acknowledgements 259

Sources of Information 262

Index 263

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