- The Yachts
- 1953
- Kurura
Kurura
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Competed in the Hobart race, 1952: winner Montague Island race, 1953 and third in 1952: winner Queen's Birthday Cup 1953; third in Jervis Bay Race, 1952.
Crew and Experience
J A Clark (skipper). Member of the CYCA and RPAYC. Previous owner of Aloha, in which he competed in1947 and 1948 Hobart races, also sailed aboard Tradewinds in 1946 Hobart race.
N O Hudson (Mate) Member of the CYCA, RPAYC, RSYS, SASC and RORC; 7 Hobart races, 3 Montague Island races, 1 Brisbane to Gladstone race, 1 Bermuda race, 1 England to Spain race,: English and American offshore races: coastal events, NSW.
B Potter. Member of RPAYC. Cruised from Singapore to Darwin on Fram.
J Caldwell. Member Seven Seas Cruising Association, California, USA. Sailed his own boat from Panama to Fiji where wrecked: sailed from Los Angeles to Sydney this year in own ketch.
J Lloyd. 1 Montague Island race, coastal events
K Harper. Naval architect. Has sailed all offshore races in Kurura.
A Young. Member of LMYC, has cruised extensively offshore and competed in LMYC coastal events.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | Kurura |
Sail Number | 51 |
Owner | J A Clark |
Skipper | J A Clark (3) |
Sailing Master | N O Hudsons (7) |
Crew | B Potter, J Caldwell, J LLoyd, K Harper, A Young |
State | NSW |
Club | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |
Designer | Tyson Bros., Lake Macquarie |
Builder | Tyson Bros., Lake Macquarie |
LOA | 10.7 |
Beam | 3 |
Draft | 1.4 |