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18 November – Dame Pattie, Australian challenger for the America's Cup was defeated by the American defender Intrepid which won the series 4–0. 30 December – Pen Duick III (France) won line honours in the 1967 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in a time of 4:04:10:31. Rainbow II (New Zealand) is the overall winner.
The Fastnet race was part of the Admiral's Cup during this time. The Australians won for the first time in 1967, the winning boat—Mercedes III—designed by Ted Kaufman and Bob Miller (later Ben Lexcen), who went on to success in the America's Cup. [3] In 1971 the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, captained one of the winning boats. [4]
The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emil Christensen, [2] [3] and represented the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Sir Frank Packer had unsuccessfully challenged in the 1962 series with Gretel. Dame Pattie lost against the revolutionary American defender Intrepid which won the series 4–0.
Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper System Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss 1945 44 Rani: Barber 35 Cutter 10.67 Captain John Illingworth: RORC 4:09:38:00 1946 CYC 3 Christina: Halvorsen 33 Cutter 10.06 J. Robert Bull RORC 4:11:53:27 1947 C 31 Westward: Muir 41 Cutter 12.50 George D. Gibson RORC 4:00:24:56 1948 C 31 Westward: Muir 41 ...
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the premier blue water Australian race, starting on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day every year. The race attracts a wide variety of boats from supermaxi yachts to small private boats. The race was first held in 1945. [3] The Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race starts on 27 January in Port Phillip Bay. Racers trace a ...
December 31 – Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968 Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968
Davis, Murray 1967, Australian Ocean Racing, Angus and Robertson; Stephensen P.R. 1962, Sydney Sails, Angus and Robertson; Knight, Lucia 2005, Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers, Norton; Wooden Boat Magazine, December 2004, article by Adrian Herbert, Seacraft magazine (1945 onwards has a number of feature articles about individual designs)
Wild Oats XI became only the second yacht in Sydney-Hobart history to take three consecutive wins, the first being Morna (now called Kurrewa IV), skippered by Claude Plowman, who won in 1946, 1947, and 1948. [6] [7] The American yacht, Rosebud won the IRC handicap race and, thus, the Tattersall's Cup as the overall winner of the 2007 race. [8] [9]