Some of Lhe yachts enjoying the brisk beat back from South Solitary Island during the El Admiral ' s Cup .
The Bl Admiral ' s Cup Team ' s Trophy . warning was issued for 30-40 knot winds . These did not eventuate but d1ose competitors who returned ro southern areas experienced a quick ride home .
The 1983 Pittwarcr to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race was sligh ! ly sLrOnger than the 1982 event with 52 entries . 11 was staned on December 27 . A sLrOng sourherly , gusting 10 30 knots , suited the larger
yacht ~. UrbmrCowboy , a ligh1displacementRoss40 design . achieved a fine double by talcing out both line and handicap honours . The strong following winds enabled her to sail the course in only 24 112 hours . A record that the old-timers said would stand for years . Second home , 2 1 / 2 hours later , was Ken Berkley ' s new Ben Lexcen-designed Kamber , followed by Kevin Smith ' s Lidgard 41 , Fox1ro1 . On corrected cime , second was Public Nuisance owned by Graham Jones who was unable 1.0 be on the boat for the race-Richard Hudson was the skipper .
The 1983 El Admiral ' s Cup was a fairly hard series with only 47 yachts finishing . One did not appear for the start , another was dismasted and three others retired with gear failure . The cup was again won by the Royal Prince Nfred Yacht Club team of Witchcraft , Public N1Jisa11ce and De Facto .
Those older armchair admirals of the Coffs Harbour YachtClub , who had so sagely predicted that no yacht would beat Urban Cowboy ' s record time of 24 1 / 2 hours , were seen muttering into their drinks wheo in the 1984 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race The Office crune sailing into the harbour just 20 hours 50 minuies after starting at the Pittwater .
Forty-nine yachtS beaded oorthin this memorable year . They fared far better than their counterpar ! S heading south in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race . The strong SSE winds and rough seas were responsible for Arthur Blore ' s Adams-designed mini-maxi yacht Tire Office achieving her fine record .
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club was well represented with 17 yachts participating . The best performed Alfred ' s yacht was John Bailey ' s Farr
11.4 Hawkeye which finished second across the line and third on corrected time . Hawkeye won Division B . The overall winner was the Farr 1104Booze Bus ( F . Maloney / P . Johnson ) from Botany Bay , followed in second place by the Queensland enJry Hot Augusr Night , Bob Robemon . The Alfred ' s John Ramsay and Roger Patterson in A11emo11e won Division D .
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