A SYDNEY 18-FOOTER OF ANOTHER ERA.—After 70 years of competitive sailing on Sydney Harbour, the Australian-class 18ft yachts seem almost certain to become, truly international. Until recent years, New Zealand and Fiji have been the only countries to adopt, them seriously, but now American yachtsmen have taken to them enthusiastically, and there are expectations that England will soon have a fleet. This photograph shows the Donnelly, a famous early 18-footer, which raced on Sydney Harbour from 1908 to 1930. She has most of her 3000 square feet of canvas set. Her enormous bowsprit extends 20ft beyond the bow.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32659, 15 July 1971, Page 12
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98A SYDNEY 18-FOOTER OF ANOTHER ERA.—After 70 years of competitive sailing on Sydney Harbour, the Australian-class 18ft yachts seem almost certain to become, truly international. Until recent years, New Zealand and Fiji have been the only countries to adopt, them seriously, but now American yachtsmen have taken to them enthusiastically, and there are expectations that England will soon have a fleet. This photograph shows the Donnelly, a famous early 18-footer, which raced on Sydney Harbour from 1908 to 1930. She has most of her 3000 square feet of canvas set. Her enormous bowsprit extends 20ft beyond the bow. Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32659, 15 July 1971, Page 12
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