Wouangi . owned by Anbur Milson . was famous for bcaung Sir William Clarke ' s Janet in lhe fir . t lncercolonial Yacht Race held in Sydney in 1887 . She was of 22 cons burden and was buih in New Zealand .
AnOlher design developmcnl w115 ! hat lhe bull should be shallow . with a long . deep . fin keel with a lead bulb auached to the bonom . Yachts were remodelled and ! be Melboume-buih Assegai , which had previously been doing quite well in hnndicap events . had her lead complecely rcmod · elled and her spar plan changed . Dr Milford ' s Sao and the beautiful 5-tonner lola111J ., were also put up and releaded .
The following year . 1887 . the yacht Era ( Mr Milson ) was lawicbed with30tons of outside ballast on her keel , and although Mutrol . Magic and
Waitangi were fiued out to meet her . she had been spec in fly designed fonbis new idea . and aflerrwoor lhree races , owners were forced to admit thnt this ' modem lead mine '. as she was called , was altogether 100 much for I . hem , and they dropped out leaving Era mistressoflhe Harbour until Volwueer came on the o ; cene . Volwueer was u very modem beamy . smaJl-bouomed racer nod several times showed Era a clean pair of hee . ls .
There was one period in the early 1890 > when
Iolanthe , an example of lhe ' plank on edge · type of yachc . was owned by F . W . Murwin . She was one of lhe prenies1 yachts of ! he day . She is seen here rounding Brndleys Head on her wuy
10 winning the PA YC Trophy Race on 5 Novem · bcr 1887 .
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