In 1971, Patsy was in the Southern Cross team which was outclassed in the event by New Zealand. Because she was in the team it precluded her from an age allowance for the Sydney-Hobart resulting in her 43rd placing in a fleet of 76.
"In May the following year we had a very enjoyable cruise to Port Davey. The crew comprised Lois and the late George Makepeace, Mollie and myself and Mollie's nephew, Gilbert McAlister. We visited Clyde and Win Clayton at Clayton's corner and had a trip into Bathurst Harbour on Clyde's 80-foot cray vessel, Reemeere, a former Derwent River passenger vessel in which he had replaced the steam engine with a Gardner 8L3 diesel."
Also in this year [1972] she competed in the inaugural Melbourne to Hobart race, then known as the West Coaster, in which she finished second over the line. She was also very prominent in harbour racing until 1974 when she was sold to Gordon Beattie, of Hobart who says she will not be offered for sale whilst he can continue to use her.
"In May the following year we had a very enjoyable cruise to Port Davey. The crew comprised Lois and the late George Makepeace, Mollie and myself and Mollie's nephew, Gilbert McAlister. We visited Clyde and Win Clayton at Clayton's corner and had a trip into Bathurst Harbour on Clyde's 80-foot cray vessel, Reemeere, a former Derwent River passenger vessel in which he had replaced the steam engine with a Gardner 8L3 diesel."
Also in this year [1972] she competed in the inaugural Melbourne to Hobart race, then known as the West Coaster, in which she finished second over the line. She was also very prominent in harbour racing until 1974 when she was sold to Gordon Beattie, of Hobart who says she will not be offered for sale whilst he can continue to use her.
LaharaThe 33-foot Lahara (right) was launched in December 1951. Designed and built by Muir's for Des Ashton of New Guine &, she finished
second on handicap in that year's Sydney to Hobart and the following year competed in the Trans-Tasman Race to Auckland. Again finishing second on handicap she finished 48 minutes behind the New Zealand yacht, Ladybird. It was during that crossing that the sturdiness of a Jock Muir-designed boat was again underlined. Revelling in strong south-westerly gales, she logged a day's trip of 187 nautical miles. Lahara was the forerunner of a design that was to become known as the Abel Tasman design from which six boats were built. |
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