Skip to main content
Time to race start
00 days
:
00 hrs
:
00 min
:
00 sec

Select the race year to view.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945

Select the race to view.

Home 1979 Yachts Blizzard

Blizzard

Description

Loading...
No data available
Category Placing

Profile

A member of the British Southern Cross Cup team, Blizzard performed creditably at the Admiral's Cup this year for the UK team although her pointscoring was not high. Sydney Hobart Race should suit this Frers design, which is a development of the very successful Acadia. Built by Palmer Johnson in Sturgeon Bay, she was launched in April 1979 in a snowstorm, hence the name.

Member of the UK Southern Cross Cup team.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Blizzard
Sail Number K733
Owner Ernest Juer
Skipper Ernest Juer
Navigator P Bruce
Crew D Came, R Deaver, B Saffrey-Cooper, C Freer, Joe English, R Wills, G Simmons, Lou Varney, Jonathan Manser, G Chew, I Shaw.
LOA 15.55
Beam 4.27
Draft 2.67
Rig Type Sloop
Year Launched 1979
Designer German Frers (ARG)
Builder Palmer Johnson (USA)