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Southern Myth

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This Laurent Giles designed sloop will be coming around from Adelaide for the sixth time to compete in the Sydney Hobart race and as the complete round trip takes no less than six weeks, it indicates a great deal of enthusiasm on the part of the skipper and crew. When this race is completed she will have run up 18,000 miles in her journeys to and from her home port. Last year this fine yacht was third on corrected time and this year her crew will be trying to better this performance. She was built for the owner in 1954 by R T Searles and Sons of Port Adelaide. An excellent racing record should put her up amongst the leaders.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Southern Myth
Sail Number SA 6
Owner N C Howard
Skipper N C Howard (5)
Crew John Wigan (5), J Russell (3), J Russell (3), G Hargrave (3), J Howell (1), M Tostevin (3), C Hauff.
State SA
Club Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron
Type Sloop
LOA 12.50
Beam 2.9
Draft 1.93
Year Launched 1953
Designer Laurent Giles (UK)
Builder R T Searles & Sons (SA)