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| Yacht Name | Independence |
| Sail Number | CYC 56 |
| Owner | Ernest Messenger |
| Skipper | Ernest ("Boy") Messenger |
| Navigator | Ted Orzechowsky |
| Crew | Gordon White, Hamish Grieves, Harry Sheppard |
| State | NSW |
| Club | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |
| Builder | A O Rigby |
| Construction | Wood |
| LOA | 11.74 |
| Draft | 2.4 |
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