Frosty's Aussie Adventures Yachting

20th Australian Sharpie Championships
1978/79 Sydney
Host Club: Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

The programme was supplied by Don Shields and me and photographed by me.

The Frost presence at these titles were:
Willieverwin? V138 - Russell Rushby, John Higgins and me.

1. View Programme.
2. My memories of the 1978/79 Aussie Titles.

Starting with the List of Entries then the FULL programme.
Click on the photo for a larger view.

I wrote down these results, so go easy if I stuffed up.

My Excel copy

Inside Front Cover

Back cover

N73 Crumpet-Rick Outhred, N37 Tantivity-Phil Durhan, V119 Beaver Carver-Geoff Harris, SA585 Whale-N.Wild
T551 Rage-Phil Jackman, SA563 Marxian-Max Hazelgrove, N65 Brandenburg-Mrs K.Downes, N41 Cheetah-K.Farrell

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1978/79 - Aussie Titles - Middle Harbour YC, Sydney.

Willieverwin? V138 - Russell Rushby, John Higgins and me.

Marg and I stayed at Marg's Aunty Claire's house in Northbridge. Aunty Claire was visiting relatives in Melbourne. Staying with us was my forwardhand Russell Rushby & Michelle and my mainhand John Higgins and his girlfriend (I can't remember her name), also Dad arrived sometime during the championships as a spectator. The titles were sailed out of Middle Harbour YC. It was 40+ years ago and my memory has lost a few details of this trip.

I do remember that we traded my XB GT Coupe in on a brand new 1978 Toyota Corona wagon and towing our Sharpie to Sydney, we definitely missed the power going up the hills.

A highlight of the titles was getting the photos below. A very nice one under spinnaker and 'absolutely creaming' Wildo (Greg Chisholm V143) at the start of race 7. I am sure that I 'lee bowed' him. A picture never lies.

The other photos were taken at the Shark Island picnic.

Crew was Russell Rushby and John Higgins.

A brilliant start. Beating Wildo (V143).
V138 Me, V143 Long Prong-Greg Chisholm, N56 Ship of Fools-Grant Simmer, SA548 Just me-R.Deussen

Saturday 6th Janauary 1979 - Ferry cruise.
Some of the Victorians enjoying themselves at the Shark Island picnic.

Saturday 6th Janauary 1979 - Ferry cruise.
Some of the Victorians enjoying themselves at the Shark Island picnic.

Saturday 6th Janauary 1979 - Ferry cruise.
Some of the Victorians enjoying themselves at the Shark Island picnic.

Saturday 6th Janauary 1979 - Ferry cruise.
Some of the Victorians enjoying themselves at the Shark Island picnic.

Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

Visiting Taronga Park Zoo.
Russ, Higgs and me. Look at that hair.