Sydney & Suva

The third Sydney to Suv yacht race over a course 1 1734 nautical miles, th longest race in the Au{ tralian ocean racing caler dar, begins on May 24 198 and is expected to attract record number of entries including yachts wit famous names in the racin world. The race, held ever two years, is being spor sored next year by the Syd ney brewers, Tooth and Co supporter of several yacht ing events in Australia Support for the even comes from the top, the Australian Governor General having started the races and the Governor General of Fiji presenting the trophies. The 1978 win" ner was RAGAMUFFIN skippered by Syd Fischer who led the Australian team to victory in the tragic Admiral’s Cup contest in Britain’s waters in August.

One big attraction for com petitors is that the race dovetails with the Pan Am Clipper Cup in Hawaii, many of the yachts, after reaching Suva, continuing on to Hawaii for the Clipper event. Middle Harbour Yacht Club of Sydney, organiser of the Tooths KB Sydney to Suva race, is one of the leading Australian clubs. Its managing sec retary is Alan Cameron, well known in Suva where he worked for several years with Air Pacific.