N.Z. Yacht Battered
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) SYDNEY, January 5. Huge seas have caused about $3OOO damage to the New Zealand 32ft sloop Roiaata since it left Auckland eight months ago, the skipper, N. Gillard, said today. The tiny yacht was one of a record 13 craft forced .to withdraw from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The Roiaata was battered on her port side by a wave which shattered seven of the yacht’s seams on December 29 while fighting a hard southerly about 30 miles south-east of Gabo Island, during the 640-mile race. Gillard said the yacht was forced to retire because of the water it was taking and make for Eden, a southern New South Wales fishing port, where they completed repairs. The yacht arrived in Sydney yesterday.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19690106.2.127
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31879, 6 January 1969, Page 12
Word Count
129N.Z. Yacht Battered Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31879, 6 January 1969, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in