Moresby
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Yacht Represents Port Moresby
MR. DES ASHTON’S brand-ne 33 ft sloop Lahara, fresh froi the stocks and skippered fc her builder, Jock Muir, of Hobar made an excellent showing in tt Sydney-Hobart yacht classic b being placed second on correcte time.
Lahara, completely untried befor sailing from the builder’s yard £ Hobart, had a rough passage t Sydney, and arrived only a coup] of days before the race. With he racing performance unknown, sh was given a fairly favourable hand: cap; but, even so, over the 600-mil course she came in only five houi behind the fastest boat.
Mr. Ashton, formerly of Ne 1 Guinea, entered his yacht a representing Fort Moresby Aquati Club. The crew, included M Bluey Bradford, also ex-Ne 1 Guinea.
Lahara represented P-NG in th Trans-Tasman Race in January from Hobart to Auckland, and agai was a place-getter.