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Sydney to Hobart yacht race may be cancelled, but Mistral II relives hair-raising 1947 voyage in cyberspace – ABC News
COVID may have left the bluewater classic high and dry this year but race fans can follow Mistral II’s eventful race 73 years ago in cyberspace.
The only boat participating in a Sydney to Hobart yacht race this year, after the cancellation of the blue water classic, is sitting underneath a tarpaulin in Hobart’s Constitution Dock.
Key points:
- The Mistral II’s 1947 Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be recreated on social media
- The yacht is being restored as a sail training vessel for young people
- The 2020 Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled due to COVID-19
The Mistral II, a gaff-rigged schooner built in 1922, is being restored to become…
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