18-footers TARUA and ALSTAR II sailing near Clark Island, Sydney Harbour
Both ALSTAR (QLD) and TARUA (NZ) competed in the 1951 World's 18-footers Championship in Sydney Harbour. ALSTAR was skippered by Kev Martin and TARUA by Jack Logan. Logan competed with the Auckland Yacht and Motor Boat Association class registration number 'V 5' on the mainsail, and sailed TARUA to second place. The championship was won by MYRA TOO, an Australian yacht designed, built and skippered by William Barnett of Berrys Bay, Sydney.
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18-footers TARUA and ALSTAR II sailing near Clark Island, Sydney Harbour
Both ALSTAR (QLD) and TARUA (NZ) competed in the 1951 World's 18-footers Championship in Sydney Harbour. ALSTAR was skippered by Kev Martin and TARUA by Jack Logan. Logan competed with the Auckland Yacht and Motor Boat Association class registration number 'V 5' on the mainsail, and sailed TARUA to second place. The championship was won by MYRA TOO, an Australian yacht designed, built and skippered by William Barnett of Berrys Bay, Sydney.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection. The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.
Object number: 00013500