After a period of JO years , competition forthc cup was revived . William Dagg from the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria purchased Rawhiti fl from Sydney and challenged for the Nonhcote Cup in 1930 . Rawhiti II ( ex Culwulla II ) had been involved in previous Northcote Cups for two decades . Bill Dagg renamed Rawhiri II , Toogooloowoo . At a mess dinner in 1930 , Air Vice-Marshal Sir Phillip Woolcott Game . when elected Commodore of the club , in one of his happy speeches , hesitated over the pronunciation of Toogooloowoo and immediately explained , ' l always Jry 10 avoid four-cylinder names '. Some 39 years later several members of the St Francis Yacht Club asked John Taylor the meaning of Toogooloowoo to which John answered : ' It ' s an Aboriginal word for Fast Sea Bird .' Shonly afterwards a fellow Australian crew member remarked that he had never heard of that interprelation before , to which John replied : ' Neither have I- but it might help me to sell ! he boat .'
Andrew Wilson ( Commodore 1923 and Vice-Commodore 1924-30 ) purchased Awanui Ill from A . C . Saxton . Mr Wilson renamed Awanui Ill .
lolaire , and on behalf of the Squadron and the Alfreds defended the cup against the Victorian
Toogooloowoo . lolaire ' s helmsman was Stan Stevens , a well-known and expcn yachisman . S ! an preferred his crew 10 be shon and of a compact narure . He believed that they would be more mobile Lba . o hug ~ 1u ~ 11 uud Ll1 ~ yu1 ,; lll had less w .; ighl Lo carry . Thal year he proved 10 be right and retained the cup for the two Sydney clubs . Bill Dagg realised that be would need a new yacht if he was lo take the cup from New South Wales . With that in view he commissioned the Scottish naval architect , William Fife , 10 design a 6 metre .
In 1931 Toogooloowooll was shipped to Sydney and the New South Wales ' defender was again Andrew Wilson ' s / olaire . Stan Stevens succeeded in beating the Victorian challenger , however it was conceded that Toogooloowoo II was pemaps unlucky by being becalmed close to the finishing line in
tliefinaJ race and being defeated by a narrow margin .
The following year . 1932 , under more suirable weather conditions than had prevailed for the previous two years , Bill Dagg was able to regaio the cup for the Royal Brighton Yacht Club by defeating l o / aire . The depression years caused a decline in the spon of yachting and many of the larger yachrs were not in commission . A man er ! hat had been exercising the minds of the committees of the various yacht clubs in Sydney for some years was the revival of interest in yacht racing .
Delegates of theclubs associated with the Sydney Yacht Racing Association ( today known as the Yachring Association of New South Wales ) consid ยท ered that this object could be best achieved by recommending the adoption of a 6 metre class of yacht generally in accordance with the Fife-designed Toogooloowoo II , owned by W . Dagg of Melboume . To funher this objective . the association acquired a set of plans and specifications . Four yachis were bui11 , Sjo Rt > -C. Plowman ( later Sir Claude Plowman ); . fudith Pihl -Fred Mackillop ( Commodore 1938-52 ); Ero-J . L . Milson , and Ctivper- D . C . Ravel . Sjo Ro was shipped to Melbourne for a challenge in 1935 against Toogooloowoo 11 ., Sjo Ro met with some unfortunate mishaps to her gear and the Victorian yacht was able to retain the cup .
World Warn ( 1939-45 ) caused a general cancellationofyachtracingandatapseof 11 years occurred before a challenge was again issued for the Northcote Cup .
The club was represented in 1946 by J . C . Carr ' s 6 metre Judith Pihl , and although she gave a good account of herself , . fudith was unable to regaio the cupfromBillDagg ' s Toogooloowool /. Thefollowing year . L947 , 1hree6 metre yachts entered into the elimination trials to decide which yacht should repre >; ent thectub . John Carr had a new 6 metre designed by the Norwegian , Bjame Aas , buih by Harold Griffin and named Avenger . Archie Robenson steered Johny Jim ' s Judith Pihl , and his brother Ron steered Ce1tei11 .
Five races were sailed beforeA vengeremerged as the winner . However , Bill Dagg , when he leamed of Jack Carr ' s new yacht , inquired O '' erseas for a replacement for Toogoo / oowoo JI . At that time , the t .: hamplun 6 ntc : Lrc uf Gre < aL Bri Lai ~ was Yeoman , built by Camper and Nicholson to a design by Charles Nicholson . Bill Dagg purchased Yeoman and defended the cup against John Carr ' s Avenger .
. Yeoman successfully defended the cup a further six times in 1948 , 1951 , 1953 , 1954 . 1955 and 1956 . Theclub ' s history does oot indicateaoy details of tbe challengers , except for Uie fact that Jock Sturrock helmed Yeoman for Bill Dagg .
John Taylor . a young enthusiast who was influenced by the successes achieved by Len Esdaile ' s 6 metre , Belvedere , became involved in the quest for the Northcote Cup . In J 959 be travelled to Melbourne , spoke with Bill Dagg , and purchased Yeon1a11 .
The Saskia Yeoman Metre Challenge Trophy was
pre .~ ented for competition in metre class yachis .
The American / Aus ! ralian Six Metre Challenge Cup .
The original Proclamation for the American / Australian Challenge .
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