1956 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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12th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date26 December 1956 – 3 January 1957
DefenderEven
Number of yachts28
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
WinnerKurrewa IV
Official website Archived on archive.org

The 1956 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, was the 12th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

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Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales, the 1956 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1955), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 1956 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race comprised a fleet of 28 competitors, an increase of 11 yachts compared to the number in the 1955 race. Line-honours were awarded to Kurrewa IV, which raced out of New South Wales and was owned and skippered by brother's J. & F. Livingston.

1956 fleet

28 yachts registered to begin the 1953 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. [1] They are:

YachtNationOwnerSkipperLaunch year
Kurrewa IVJ. & F. Livingston
SoloV. Meyer
Anitra VTrgyve and Magnus Halvorsen
Carol JJ. Halliday
CatrionaD.M. Brown
JanzoonW.R. Slade
Southern MythN.C. Howard
Winston ChurchillSir Arthur Warner
IngridJ.S. Taylor
SiandraG.P. Newland
RippleR.C. Hobson
Samuel PepysRNSA
FantasyD. Burridge
LaharaD.N. Ashton
LorraineD.G. Nicholls
TarniG. Wignall
RomavaR.J. Mercer
KururaJ.A. Clark
NirvanaDr K. Lewis
NiripaG.E. Peacock
Tam O'ShanterRAN College
Pha'ar ReR. Cottee
SerenadeL. Esdaile
VailimaJ. McLaren
Four WindsRAN College
ReneneP.S. Parry
RanstonA. Roper
Wraith of OdinDr B. O'Brien

Results

Line HonoursLH (elapsed) time
d:hh:mm:ss
Handicap winnerHW (corrected) time
d:hh:mm:ss
Kurrewa IV4:04:31:44Solo3:08:33:52

References

  1. "1956 - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018". rolexsydneyhobart.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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