18-footers trip to the USA, August 1969
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Nov 1969, 18-footers trip to the USA in Aug 1969
From Motor Boating Magazine November 1969.
The Eighteen Footers Trip to USA August 1969 As published in US “Motor Boating” Magazine, November 1969. Seven Eighteen Footers were shipped to Long Beach, California, in 1969 for a series of races between crews of US locals and four crews from the League in Sydney, including “Travelodge” skippered by Bob Holmes, and “Ansett Airlines, and CP Air, Cliff Monkhouse. The Team Manager was the legendary Alf Beashel Having previously skippered Sixteen Foot Skiffs at Georges River Sailing Club, John Lewis, presently of “Tangalooma” crew, who was backpacking around the US at the time, was invited to crew on “Daily Telegraph” and sail as a ring- in for the USA. He can be seen as forrard hand in Photo 1.
Photo 1- Note John on Daily Telegraph Note Jockey Pole. The series, called Long Beach Sea Festival, was very successful and the Australian crews [including the ring-in] were treated to numerous cocktail parties, at various West Coast Yacht Clubs, and a trip to Disneyland. The following photos show the event, as written in the “Motor Boating” Magazine.