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Lass O'Luss

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This yacht was designed for the Hobart race in 1947 by Robert Clarke and has since competed four times in all, her best performance to date being a third in the 1951 event. The owner has raced consistently since launching and she has accumulated many wins over the years, both inside and outside the harbour. She has a Montague Island Race to her credit and once she won three consecutives Bird Island races, no mean feat in these days of fierce competition. Built by Jock Muir, possibly the finest exponent of the art of boatbuilding in Australia today, she can be driven hard. Originally a sloop she was given a cutter rig in 1958, but unfortunately the last Montague Island Race saw her mast go over the side. Expertly handled in the big seas she was finally towed into Pittwater to sail another day.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Lass O'Luss
Sail Number 89
Owner J Colquhoun
Skipper J Colquhoun (5)
Crew Max Crawfoord (5), J Colquhoun Jnr. M Carson, B Scrivener.
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Cutter
LOA 12.5
Beam 2.74
Draft 1.98
Year Launched 1947
Designer Robert Clarke (UK)
Builder Jock Muir (Tas)