The 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the inaugural running of the annual "blue water classic", the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.
The race was initially planned to be a cruise planned by Peter Luke, Jack Earl and the Walker brothers who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing.[1][2][3]
The plan was changed, however, when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, famously suggested, "Why don't we make a race of it?"[4][5]
The inaugural race,[6] like all those that have followed, began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart.
The 1945 fleet comprised 9 starters.[7] Of the 9 starters, 8 yachts completed the race. Illingworth's own vessel, Rani, won the inaugural race in a time of 6 days, 14 hours and 22 minutes.[8]
Peter Luke's record for longest-ever time to finish the course stands to this day:
11 days, 6hours, and 20 minutes.[4]
^It was Jack’s intention to cruise to Hobart in December 1945 along with Peter Luke and the Walker brothers which was the foundation of the Sydney to Hobart race. see Jack Earl entry in – https://cyca.com.au/cyca-hall-of-fame/
^"A Founding father of the Sydney to Hobart". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^[Biographical cuttings on Jack Earl, OA, founder of the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race and marine artist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals], 1900, retrieved 1 May 2022
^ ab"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Richmond, J. R.W.; Naval Historical Society of Australia (1997), The Sydney to Hobart yacht race 1945, Naval Historical Society of Australia, retrieved 26 December 2013
^"SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE". The West Australian. Perth. 29 December 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 26 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
^"SYDNEY-HOBART YACHT RACE". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 18 December 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
^"YACHT RACE TO HOBART". The Canberra Times. 29 December 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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