1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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2nd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date26 December 1946 – 4 January 1947
DefenderRani
Number of yachts19
Coordinates 33°51.35′S151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667 -
42°52.7′S147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E / -42.8783; 147.32633
WinnerMorna

The 1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the second annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. [1] It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney.

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The inaugural race in 1945 had been planned as a cruise, and no thoughts were given to repeating the event. However it became a race at the suggestion of visiting Royal Navy captain John Illingworth, and the race proved so popular a repeat was planned.

The second race began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1946), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 1946 expanded fleet comprised more than double the vessels of the inaugural event with 19 starters. Of the 19 starters, 8 yachts were forced to retire, and the remaining 11 made it successfully to Hobart, with Morna captained by Claude Plowman winning line honours, and Christina captained by JR Bull taking handicap honours on adjusted time. [2]

1946 fleet

19 yachts registered to begin the 1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. They were:

YachtNationSkipperPrevious
starts		LH (elapsed) time
d:hh:mm:ss		HW (corrected) time
d:hh:mm:ss
Active Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)HM TateNA
Christina Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)JR BullNA4:11:53:27
Connella Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)BR O'BrienNARETIREDRETIRED
Defiance Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)FA BullockNA
Fegmhr Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)FA HarrisNA
Ilex Flag of New Zealand.svg (Wgtn)NW ThomasNARETIREDRETIRED
Kalua Flag of Australia (converted).svg D McAllisterNARETIREDRETIRED
Kurrewa III Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)F & J LivingstonNA
Mathew Flinders Flag of Australia (converted).svg A PalfreymanNA
Merlan Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)WL CurtisNARETIREDRETIRED
Mistral II Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)R EvansNA
Morna Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)C PlowmanNA5:02:53:33*
Osirius Flag of Australia (converted).svg JS BoothNARETIREDRETIRED
Saga Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)BJ HalvorsenNA
Southern Maid Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)C PhilpNA
Trade Winds Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)M DaveyNA
Unis J Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)BW DaviesNARETIREDRETIRED
Wayfarer Flag of Australia (converted).svg (NSW)P LukeNA
Winston Churchill Flag of Australia (converted).svg P CoverdaleNARETIREDRETIRED

Results

Line honoursLH (elapsed) time
d:hh:mm:ss		 Handicap winnerHW (corrected) time
d:hh:mm:ss
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morna5:02:53:33* Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina4:11:53:27

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney-Hobart Race Begins Today". The Argus . Melbourne. 26 December 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 27 December 2013– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "MORNA FIRST ACROSS LINE IN YACHT RACE". The Advocate . Burnie, Tas. 1 January 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 26 December 2013– via National Library of Australia.

See also

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