Kurrewa IV

No yacht in Australia is better known than this 65ft cutter for she has been racing for many years and is one of the most beautiful yachts afloat today.  Designed by one of the greatest designers of all time, William Fife, she was built by Morrison & Sinclair in Sydney in 1912.  Her racing successes would be impossible to number here but she has competed in six Sydney-Hobart Races, winning the Illingworth Cup for Line Honours five times.  On handicap her best performance was in 1946 when she was placed third to "Christina" and "Saga".  Originally known as "Morna", her name was changed in 1954 when purchased by her present owners, the Livingstone brothers from Victoria who had previously been racing their ketch, "Kurrewa III".

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