'Corroboree' (1963 - ?) Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 1968Corroboree racing - source: www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/1968/corroboree/?rac...
This report prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
The fast sloop Corroboree was built by Alf Jahnsen at his Lake Street Forster (NSW) shipyard in 1963. She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens (Newport, Rhode Island) and registered in Sydney in 1965. She has been consistently raced with considerable success but her present status is unknown – she is not registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
DETAILS
Name: Corroboree
Type: Auxiliary yacht
Rig: Sloop
Stern: Counter
Sail No. RSYS 350
Design: Sparkman and Stephens, Newport, Rhode Is.
Builder: Alf Jahnsen – Shipyard at Lake Street Forster, NSW
Launched: Tuncurry, NSW 1963; Completed 1964
Official Number: 317475
Registration: April 1965 (13/1965)
Length: 35.6 ft
Breadth: 10.0 ft
Depth in hold: 6.3 ft
Tonnage: Gross 16.78 (47.49 cubic metres) Net (Register) 16.16 (45.73 cubic metres)
n.b 1 shipping ton = 2.83 cubic metres
Engine: 36 bhp 4 cyl diesel – Perkins Engines Ltd, Peterborough, England.
Owners:
Initial – 1964–1968 Kevin Allan Gray, Killara, NSW
1968–1974 John Walter While, Petersham, NSW
1974-1976 Gray Stanley Hutchinson, Double Bay NSW
1976 - ? Rowan Sydney Murphy, George Argent, John Clement Knobel (joint owners), Townsville Q.
Known to be owned in Mooloolaba in 1993
OCEAN RACING
Corroboree first entered in the ROLEX SYDNEY – HOBART Yacht Race in 1965 skippered by owner Kevin Gray. It was during the race that she was involved in the rescued of Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy vessel Corsaro II [see description on of the recue in following section.] Despite the time involved in the rescue she was able to complete the race
Kevin again sailed her in the 1967 SYDNEY – HOBART and finished a credible 9th place.
Corroboree ’s new owner, John While, entered her in the 1968 race but she was forced to retire.
It was not until 1974 when Corroboree was again entered in the SYDNEY – HOBART by new owner Gray Hutchinson and she finished the race.
The only other reference to ocean racing comes from the BRISBANE - GLADSTONE Race in 1993 where Pocket maxi yacht Bobsled was leading on corrected time from the smaller Mooloolaba sloop, Corroboree , and the Brisbane yacht, Outsider . Both were expected to finish late last night. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sun 11 Apr 1993
DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA DURING 1965 SYDNEY HOBART Yacht Race
Sailor will not forget his anniversary
HOBART, Friday [31st December 1965]. - Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy, will always remember his second wedding anniversary as the day he faced death in the icy waters of the Tasman Sea. "I thought the end of the world had come as I was swept into the icy sea." the 28-year-old navigator, of the Italian yacht Corsaro II said in Hobart this morning. Lt Barbalonga was picked up by the Sydney sloop Corroboree , eight minutes after he had been thrown into the Tasman. "All was going well until six am yesterday, and the ship was going well when it suddenly blew up rough," Lt Barbalonga said.
"The spinnaker halyard broke and the sail fell into the sea.
Guest of yacht crew
"Eight of us were trying to get it back on board when a rope tangled around my leg and I was flung into the sea. “It was difficult to say what my thoughts were just then. "It all happened so suddenly and my whole life came up before me. “The water was icy cold, and I thought of my wife and little son. He is only a year old and yesterday was the second anniversary of my marriage. I wondered if I would ever see them again. "Then I came to the surface, threw off my clothes, and swam for a lifebelt the crew of Corsaro II had thrown." Corroboree picked him up a few minutes later, and he completed the race as the guest of the Australian crew.
When Corroboree tied up in Hobart today Lt Barbalonga was treated for rope burns to his left leg and bruises, but said he was reasonably fit.
"It was sheer luck that we were on exactly the same course as Corsaro II " the skipper of Corroboree , Kevin Gray, said today.
Hard to manage
"We saw the Italian vessel was having spinnaker trouble, and then two flares went up and we realised something was seriously wrong. “It came over the radio almost immediately that there was a man overboard, and it was apparent that the big yacht would be hard to manage in an emergency. "We were about 400 yards from Corsaro II , and saw that she had thrown a buoy, which was hard to see in the choppy sea despite its fluttering flag. “We headed for the buoy, but there was no man near. We saw the crew of Corsaro II pointing to another spot and could just make out a bobbing head. "We rounded up and passed next to him, dropping a rope which he clung to while we hauled him aboard." The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sat 1 Jan 1966
INFORMATION LACKING
This post is part of an attempt by glmrsnsw to document the incredible output of wooden vessels from master boat-builder Alf Jahnsen and his son Harvey Jahnsen of Tuncurry and Forster. Any assistance in adding to this record would be much appreciated – contact Chris Borough at chrisborough@gmail.com.
Image Source : Nicholson Family Collection
Enhancement : Philip Pope
Acknowledgements . The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
All Images in this photostream are Copyright - Great Lakes Manning River Shipping and/or their individual owners as may be stated above and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used in any way without prior written approval.
GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
'Corroboree' (1963 - ?) at launch with 'Waratah'Corroboree at Tuncurry in May 1963 - launch assisting is the Waratah . Both vessels built by master boatbuilder Alf Jahnsen at his Lake Street Forster shipyard.
This report prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
The fast sloop Corroboree was built by Alf Jahnsen at his Lake Street Forster (NSW) shipyard in 1963. She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens (Newport, Rhode Island) and registered in Sydney in 1965. She has been consistently raced with considerable success but her present status is unknown – she is not registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
DETAILS
Name: Corroboree
Type: Auxiliary yacht
Rig: Sloop
Stern: Counter
Sail No. RSYS 350
Design: Sparkman and Stephens, Newport, Rhode Is.
Builder: Alf Jahnsen – Shipyard at Lake Street Forster, NSW
Launched: Tuncurry, NSW 1963; Completed 1964
Official Number: 317475
Registration: April 1965 (13/1965)
Length: 35.6 ft
Breadth: 10.0 ft
Depth in hold: 6.3 ft
Tonnage: Gross 16.78 (47.49 cubic metres) Net (Register) 16.16 (45.73 cubic metres)
n.b 1 shipping ton = 2.83 cubic metres
Engine: 36 bhp 4 cyl diesel – Perkins Engines Ltd, Peterborough, England.
Owners:
Initial – 1964–1968 Kevin Allan Gray, Killara, NSW
1968–1974 John Walter While, Petersham, NSW
1974-1976 Gray Stanley Hutchinson, Double Bay NSW
1976 - ? Rowan Sydney Murphy, George Argent, John Clement Knobel (joint owners), Townsville Q.
Known to be owned in Mooloolaba in 1993
OCEAN RACING
Corroboree first entered in the ROLEX SYDNEY – HOBART Yacht Race in 1965 skippered by owner Kevin Gray. It was during the race that she was involved in the rescued of Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy vessel Corsaro II [see description on of the recue in following section.] Despite the time involved in the rescue she was able to complete the race
Kevin again sailed her in the 1967 SYDNEY – HOBART and finished a credible 9th place.
Corroboree ’s new owner, John While, entered her in the 1968 race but she was forced to retire.
It was not until 1974 when Corroboree was again entered in the SYDNEY – HOBART by new owner Gray Hutchinson and she finished the race.
The only other reference to ocean racing comes from the BRISBANE - GLADSTONE Race in 1993 where Pocket maxi yacht Bobsled was leading on corrected time from the smaller Mooloolaba sloop, Corroboree , and the Brisbane yacht, Outsider . Both were expected to finish late last night. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sun 11 Apr 1993
DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA DURING 1965 SYDNEY HOBART Yacht Race
Sailor will not forget his anniversary
HOBART, Friday [31st December 1965]. - Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy, will always remember his second wedding anniversary as the day he faced death in the icy waters of the Tasman Sea. "I thought the end of the world had come as I was swept into the icy sea." the 28-year-old navigator, of the Italian yacht Corsaro II said in Hobart this morning. Lt Barbalonga was picked up by the Sydney sloop Corroboree , eight minutes after he had been thrown into the Tasman. "All was going well until six am yesterday, and the ship was going well when it suddenly blew up rough," Lt Barbalonga said.
"The spinnaker halyard broke and the sail fell into the sea.
Guest of yacht crew
"Eight of us were trying to get it back on board when a rope tangled around my leg and I was flung into the sea. “It was difficult to say what my thoughts were just then. "It all happened so suddenly and my whole life came up before me. “The water was icy cold, and I thought of my wife and little son. He is only a year old and yesterday was the second anniversary of my marriage. I wondered if I would ever see them again. "Then I came to the surface, threw off my clothes, and swam for a lifebelt the crew of Corsaro II had thrown." Corroboree picked him up a few minutes later, and he completed the race as the guest of the Australian crew.
When Corroboree tied up in Hobart today Lt Barbalonga was treated for rope burns to his left leg and bruises, but said he was reasonably fit.
"It was sheer luck that we were on exactly the same course as Corsaro II " the skipper of Corroboree , Kevin Gray, said today.
Hard to manage
"We saw the Italian vessel was having spinnaker trouble, and then two flares went up and we realised something was seriously wrong. “It came over the radio almost immediately that there was a man overboard, and it was apparent that the big yacht would be hard to manage in an emergency. "We were about 400 yards from Corsaro II , and saw that she had thrown a buoy, which was hard to see in the choppy sea despite its fluttering flag. “We headed for the buoy, but there was no man near. We saw the crew of Corsaro II pointing to another spot and could just make out a bobbing head. "We rounded up and passed next to him, dropping a rope which he clung to while we hauled him aboard." The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sat 1 Jan 1966
INFORMATION LACKING
This post is part of an attempt by glmrsnsw to document the incredible output of wooden vessels from master boat-builder Alf Jahnsen and his son Harvey Jahnsen of Tuncurry and Forster. Any assistance in adding to this record would be much appreciated – contact Chris Borough at chrisborough@gmail.com.
Image Source : Nicholson Family Collection
Enhancement : Philip Pope
Acknowledgements . The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
All Images in this photostream are Copyright - Great Lakes Manning River Shipping and/or their individual owners as may be stated above and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used in any way without prior written approval.
GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
'Corroboree' (1964 - ?) under tow across Forster Tuncurry BridgeCorroboree being by tractor towed across the Forster Tuncurry Bridge prior to launch - believed to be May 1963. A key distinguishing feature of the vessel is the counter stern.
This report prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
The fast sloop Corroboree was built by Alf Jahnsen at his Lake Street Forster (NSW) shipyard in 1963. She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens (Newport, Rhode Island) and registered in Sydney in 1965. She has been consistently raced with considerable success but her present status is unknown – she is not registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
DETAILS
Name: Corroboree
Type: Auxiliary yacht
Rig: Sloop
Stern: Counter
Sail No. RSYS 350
Design: Sparkman and Stephens, Newport, Rhode Is.
Builder: Alf Jahnsen – Shipyard at Lake Street Forster, NSW
Launched: Tuncurry, NSW 1963; Completed 1964
Official Number: 317475
Registration: April 1965 (13/1965)
Length: 35.6 ft
Breadth: 10.0 ft
Depth in hold: 6.3 ft
Tonnage: Gross 16.78 (47.49 cubic metres) Net (Register) 16.16 (45.73 cubic metres)
n.b 1 shipping ton = 2.83 cubic metres
Engine: 36 bhp 4 cyl diesel – Perkins Engines Ltd, Peterborough, England.
Owners:
Initial – 1964–1968 Kevin Allan Gray, Killara, NSW
1968–1974 John Walter While, Petersham, NSW
1974-1976 Gray Stanley Hutchinson, Double Bay NSW
1976 - ? Rowan Sydney Murphy, George Argent, John Clement Knobel (joint owners), Townsville Q.
Known to be owned in Mooloolaba in 1993
OCEAN RACING
Corroboree first entered in the ROLEX SYDNEY – HOBART Yacht Race in 1965 skippered by owner Kevin Gray. It was during the race that she was involved in the rescued of Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy vessel Corsaro II [see description on of the recue in following section.] Despite the time involved in the rescue she was able to complete the race
Kevin again sailed her in the 1967 SYDNEY – HOBART and finished a credible 9th place.
Corroboree ’s new owner, John While, entered her in the 1968 race but she was forced to retire.
It was not until 1974 when Corroboree was again entered in the SYDNEY – HOBART by new owner Gray Hutchinson and she finished the race.
The only other reference to ocean racing comes from the BRISBANE - GLADSTONE Race in 1993 where Pocket maxi yacht Bobsled was leading on corrected time from the smaller Mooloolaba sloop, Corroboree , and the Brisbane yacht, Outsider . Both were expected to finish late last night. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sun 11 Apr 1993
DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA DURING 1965 SYDNEY HOBART Yacht Race
Sailor will not forget his anniversary
HOBART, Friday [31st December 1965]. - Lieutenant Franco Barbalonga, of the Italian Navy, will always remember his second wedding anniversary as the day he faced death in the icy waters of the Tasman Sea. "I thought the end of the world had come as I was swept into the icy sea." the 28-year-old navigator, of the Italian yacht Corsaro II said in Hobart this morning. Lt Barbalonga was picked up by the Sydney sloop Corroboree , eight minutes after he had been thrown into the Tasman. "All was going well until six am yesterday, and the ship was going well when it suddenly blew up rough," Lt Barbalonga said.
"The spinnaker halyard broke and the sail fell into the sea.
Guest of yacht crew
"Eight of us were trying to get it back on board when a rope tangled around my leg and I was flung into the sea. “It was difficult to say what my thoughts were just then. "It all happened so suddenly and my whole life came up before me. “The water was icy cold, and I thought of my wife and little son. He is only a year old and yesterday was the second anniversary of my marriage. I wondered if I would ever see them again. "Then I came to the surface, threw off my clothes, and swam for a lifebelt the crew of Corsaro II had thrown." Corroboree picked him up a few minutes later, and he completed the race as the guest of the Australian crew.
When Corroboree tied up in Hobart today Lt Barbalonga was treated for rope burns to his left leg and bruises, but said he was reasonably fit.
"It was sheer luck that we were on exactly the same course as Corsaro II " the skipper of Corroboree , Kevin Gray, said today.
Hard to manage
"We saw the Italian vessel was having spinnaker trouble, and then two flares went up and we realised something was seriously wrong. “It came over the radio almost immediately that there was a man overboard, and it was apparent that the big yacht would be hard to manage in an emergency. "We were about 400 yards from Corsaro II , and saw that she had thrown a buoy, which was hard to see in the choppy sea despite its fluttering flag. “We headed for the buoy, but there was no man near. We saw the crew of Corsaro II pointing to another spot and could just make out a bobbing head. "We rounded up and passed next to him, dropping a rope which he clung to while we hauled him aboard." The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Sat 1 Jan 1966
INFORMATION LACKING
This post is part of an attempt by glmrsnsw to document the incredible output of wooden vessels from master boat-builder Alf Jahnsen and his son Harvey Jahnsen of Tuncurry and Forster. Any assistance in adding to this record would be much appreciated – contact Chris Borough at chrisborough@gmail.com.
Image Source : Nicholson Family Collection
Enhancement : Philip Pope
Acknowledgements . The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
All Images in this photostream are Copyright - Great Lakes Manning River Shipping and/or their individual owners as may be stated above and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used in any way without prior written approval.
GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
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