Sydney to Hobart yacht race may be cancelled, but Mistral II relives hair-raising 1947 voyage in cyberspace
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DecDecember 2020 at 9:42pm
Mistral II in Sydney Harbour. She went from a rough start in wild winds to a narrow escape with the rocky Tasman Island shore.
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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.
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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