C11 / w111 / a II was sold by Waller Marks 10 Messrs F . Alben and E . Snyer who renamed her Rawhftl II .
Bill Dagg of lhc Royal Yach1 Club or Vic1orin purchased Raw / 1iti II in 1929 and renamed her Toogoo / Mwoo which is said 10 be Aboriginal for ' sweet , clear . running wacer '.
Stan of lhe Nonhcoie Cup .
JO February 1912 .
Ki / Iara with her snils tom
10 ribb <> ns in die stonn of 1918 . She was designed by the English navnl archilect 0 . Laws and buill by J . Savage .
In 1911 Ki / Iara was successful againsl Cu / wul / a II . Waller Marks sold Culw111 / a II to Messrs F . Albert and E . Sayer who renamed her Rawltiti II . A challenge was issued for1he Northcole Cup in 1912 . Again Ki / Iara was successful . Rawhiti II made a further challenge in 1913 , defeatedKil / aro , and won
the Nonhcote Cup for the fim rime for lhc Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club .
The Sl Kilda Yachl Club had G . V . Laws ( 1he designer of Killara ) design a new 6 metre , The Rip , and challenged for the cup . now held by the Alfreds in Sydney . The two Victorian sixes , Ki / fora and The Rip raced against Rawhlti II on Sydney Harbour for
lhc 1914 cballeoge . 1n lhc first race . both of lhc challengers broke down due to gear failure and Rawhiri II had an easy win . In the second mcc Ki / Iara had a good lead when the gusly wcslcrly changed into a blustery southerly which 1ore Ki // ara ' smainsail . Rawhitl 11 sailed off to a weather shore and took 9 minutes to reef dowo and . wilh reduced sail , was able to ovenalcc The Rip and retain lhc cup for the Alfreds . In spile of World War I , lhe races to contest the
Nonhcole Cup continued . In 1915 Ki / Iara came to Sydney and took the cup off Rawhiti II and in 1916 The Rip took the rrophy off Ki / Iara for the Royal Victorian Yacht Club ' s first win . A cyclone . reported as having attained 200 mph . hit Brighton and St Kilda while The Rip was leading Ki / Iara by S minutes in a race forth <: 1918 Nonhcotc Cul '. Tioc sails on bolh yachts were ripped into taners and the yachts were towed to safely . The Rip again successfully defended the cup on behalf of the Royal Ynchl Club of Victoria .
A . C . Saxton , who served as lhe Alfred ' s Vice . Commodore ( 1905--09 ) commissioned lhe English naval archileCt . Morgan Giles . to design a 6 meJre .
The yacht . Awanui Ill . was the fust yacht to carry aBennudanrigonSydneyHarbour . Acballengewas issued in 1920 and Awan11i ! II , representing the Squndron , was shipped to St Kilda Yacht Club . Kl / Iara and The Rip were named as the Victorian defenders . The fust race was won by The Rip with a 11UU " gin of 2 seconds . In lhc secood race Awanu / 111 lost her rig over the side prior to the starting signal and as a gesture or sponsmansbip , The Rip and Kl / Iara retired . Awanui Ill won the remaining two races and rerumed the cup to New South Wales . In lhefollowingyear , 1921 , Awanui Ill defended lhc cup successfully in Sydney agains1 The Rip . Royal Yachl Club of Victoria . Ki / Iara . Sl Kilda Yach ! Club , and RawMti II ( F . Albert ) representing RPA YC nlso competed . Ki / Iara and The Rip were now 10 and 7 years of ngc respectively , and ii was fell that Awanul Ill ' s superiority would mean that the cup would remain in Sydney for a long rime . Like lhe Sayonara Cup , the Nonhcote Cup would languish from lack of interest and entries . Besides , the class bad become more expensive and less practical .
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