Harpy . about 1880 .
The famous Australian , owned by Commodore Richard Harncu . lhe first Commodore of the Prince
Alfred Yacht Club ( 1867-69 ). Note the mnn in the hounds .
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Some of the famous yacht $ of lhis time were : Magic , 20 tons ( A . P ' alrfax ); Waiiangi , 29 tons ( A . O . Milson ); Violet . 13 tons ( F . J . Jackson ); SI · rorro , 13 ions ( E . W . Knox ); Chance . 80 ton ~ ( Commodore W . WaJker ); Eclipse . IS rons ( T . J . Thompson . afterwards Messrs f ' reeman Bros ); Xar · ifa . 32 tons ( Chas . Parbury ); the first Era , 25 tons ( James Milson ); Vil-id . about 25 tons ( S . C . Bun ); Perl , 18 tons ( H . C . Dangar ): Vi1 • ien11e , 10 tons <: N . O . Gilchrist ): Nereid . 10 tons ( Alfred Fairfax ); Ha / dee , 10 tons ( T . W , Wil ~ shire ); Elia , ( J . Gilchrist ); Miscluef . IS tons ( J . T . Roxburgh ): Pert ; Giuma : lone : and lhc " -Onderful litlle Australian The lllSI named was designed by Richard HJlmcu and built by Dan Sheehy in 1857 .
There were some otl1er celebrated boats . In the 1860s or early 1870s , tl1e / ar11 / 1ena madeherappcnr · ancecarrying the racing nug of the Deloines and she was well to the fore among the I 0-tonners of the day . She was a cemreboardcr bu ill along lhe lines of the 22-ft skiffs . the dimen . sio "' being multiplied by rwo .
No history would be complete unless somelhing was said abourtl1e famous Australian , designed and owned by lhe first Commodore of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacb1 Club , RJchard Hamett . The boat wru . said to be fifry years before her time and she caused much commem . amusement nndjeers when she WM built in lhc I 8 «> s . A11S1ralian was designed from the
shape of a mackt > r (' I which . i1 i < alleged . Mr Hamelt sliced m halves , laid out on a piece of paper . and copied . She was facetiously known as ' The Boxer '. ' The Lemonade Bottle ' and ' 111e Cocked Hat '. But let there be no mistake . she was fast ! J ter principal dimensions were : LOA 36 ft ; LWL
30 n ; extreme beam . 6 ft 6 in ; beam at deck level . 6 n . Thus it will be noticed lha1 she had slightly tumblchome topsides . Al / ballast was carried outside . and a strong wooden fin made from a piece of wood from the wreck of ~ 1e Caiherine Adm11so11
was fostened to lhe keel . She was perhaps tl1e most succeqsful of die club ' s early yacht •.
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