1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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The 1946 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the second annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney. The inaugural race in 1945 had been planned as a cruise, and no thoughts were given to repeating the event. However it became a race at the suggestion of visiting Royal Navy captain John Illingworth, and the race proved so popular a repeat was planned. The second race began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on
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Annual yacht race in Australia
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2023-12-08T14:14:09Z
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