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Samuel Pepys

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Here is quite a famous little yacht designed by Laurent Giles as a class for the Royal Navy Sailing Association- RNSA24. she was built in 1949 in England and has had a very full life is a club yacht ever since, having competed in 2 Bermuda races (1950 and 1952), gaining third in her class in the latter, two Transatlantic Races (1950 and 1952), gaining a second and a first placing, respectively, and notable amongst the racing successes prior to being shipped to Sydney aboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, in 1956, was a win in 1950 in the race from Plymouth to Santander in Spain. Since arriving in Sydney she has been cared for by the Australian branch of the RNSA  and has raced consistently both on the harbour and outside. She competed in the last two Sydney Hobart races and performed very creditably for so small a yacht in the heavy going that was experienced

Competitor Details

Yacht Name Samuel Pepys
Sail Number 605
Owner R.N.S.A.
Skipper Lieut A Gray (2)
Crew Lieut CX H Spurgeon (1), Lieut J Broughton RNZNR, Lieut M BAird RAN, G Bryce.
State NSW
Club R.N.S.A.
Type Sloop
LOA 9.45
Beam 2.29
Draft 1.78
Year Launched 1949
Designer Laurent Giles (UK)