Trans-Tasman Yacht Race
Received AVednesdaj-j S p.m. SYDXEY, Feb. 4. Tlie Wayfarer, whicli c.rossed the linisliing line in tlie ti'iins-TaSmah yaclil race at 6.06 a.m. today, has beeii placed RecOhd on haiidicap td the Peer Gvnt The result i.s not HnaJ as Ihe Pagan and Te Hongi still have a ehanee of affect ing the posi tions. Tlie AVayfarey suffered tohi Sails and'a b'alt-ere'd IiulF when caught in the eyclohe. The skipper, Peter Euke, said that when a heavy sea struck the stern, throwing the ship around 9(7 degrees, the heacl stay was fi-actured. With big waves breaking over thdrn, crew mcmher.s hung out on the bowsprit until repairs were completed.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1948, Page 5
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