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Southern Cross

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This will be the fourth Hobart race for this Farr 37, which had her best results last season, taking line honours and first on IOR corrected time in the 1986 Lord Howe Island race, then finishing third overall and second in her division of Sydney-Hobart, and third overall in the CYCA's Blue Water championship.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Southern Cross
Sail Number 208
Owner W 'Bill' Gilbert
Skipper W 'Bill' Gilbert (4)
Navigator Robin Kydd (7)
Crew G Rixom (2), B Chapman (4), David Adams (3), D Giddy, Peter Sheldrick, A Scheldrick.
State NSW
Club CYCA
Type Farr 37
LOA 1.4
Beam 3.7
Draft 2.1
Rig Type Sloop
Year Launched 1984
Designer Bruce Farr (NZ/USA)
Builder Glass Yachts (NSW)