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Fishing & Water Activities > Maritime/Blue Water > Cruel Wind [6159]
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Fishing & Water Activities > Maritime/Blue Water > Cruel Wind [6159]Cruel Wind [6159]
On Sunday, December 27, 1998, the 115 yachts competing in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race were hit by a once-in-a-hundred-year storm in Bass Strait .Six sailors died, five boats sank and 55 winched to safety This is the story of passion for the sea and surviving Australia's biggest peace time maritime disaster by Robert Matthews who was at the helm of the yacht " Naiad" that capsized
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Shopping CartWe accept ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() iPhone MapsNewsGift VouchersGetting SocialInteresting SitesGreat Dividing TrailThe Great Dividing Trail, a community-planned 280km public walking trail following the top of the Great Dividing Range from Bacchus Marsh to Blackwood, Daylesford, Castlemaine, Bendigo, Creswick, Ballarat and Buninyong, allows recreational walkers and tourists the time to savour central Victoria?s unique combination of gold rush heritage and its natural beauty.
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