Darwin Dili 1974
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 June 2010 18:19
A total of 24 yachts particpated in the 1974 Darwin Dili Yacht Race. The record holder for line honours in the Darwin Dili race was set by the yacht Kingo in 1974 with a total time of 91:37 hours.
| Darwin Organising Committee | Dili Organising Committee |
| Colin Blair | Luis Franco Ricardo, Head CIT & Tourism |
| Paula Crompton | Jose Luis Ferrea Leiria Ainto, Naval Commander |
| Risk Denny | Antonio Carlos MA Metelo, Sports Minister |
| Ian Walker | Souto Pires, Arny Major |
| Ray West | |
| Martin Jacob | |
| David Ernshaw | |
| Murray Jones | |
| Lou Marchant | |
| Terry Howard | |
| Ken Redwood |
Unfortunately the Indonesian incorporation of East Timor in 1975 caused subsequent events to be cancelled. But it meant that CYANT had ‘got the taste’ for international yachting events and the search was on for an alternative venue.
RESULTS
| Division | No. | Yacht Name | Elapsed Time | Handicap | Corrected Time | Crew |
| CLASSIC | MARIA JOSE | E Klaar (C), I Klaar, J Menzies, B Jaminon, S Bagley, C Weishaupt and children: Hans, Alexander and Ingeborg Klaar | ||||
| MONOHULL | KUABAR | DNF | H Collins (C), S Collins, V Smith, L Chuck | |||
| MONOHULL | WINDFALL | DNF | L Marchant (C), J Marchant, L Marchant, H Marchant, D George, M Jones, B Harding | |||
| MONOHULL | 1 | GYPSY II | 121.82 | 0.6879 | 83.8 | J Altmann (C), N Longman, W Norris, R Deller |
| MONOHULL | 2 | DOVE | 130.68 | 0.6783 | 88.64 | M Rijkuris (C), R Wilson, G Saw, R Kenyon |
| MONOHULL | 3 | GECKO | 132.63 | 0.671 | 88.99 | G Wharam (C), M Wharam, D Hill, P Wharam |
| MONOHULL | 4 | STAMPEDE | 120.05 | 0/7562 | 90.78 | W Burrows (C), J Burrows, T Swarbrick, H Clayton |
| MONOHULL | 5 | NED KELLY | 135.62 | 0.6712 | 91.03 | J McCormack (C), L Beattie, C Rae, P Chilman |
| MONOHULL | 6 | MABE | 139.73 | 0.6698 | 93.59 | B Brown (C), D Charleton, B Young, R Hannan |
| MONOHULL | 7 | SUNDANCE | 131.99 | 0.7273 | 96 | A Robb (C), R Dobbie, D Gosper |
| MONOHULL | 8 | BALLADIER | 142.89 | 0.6738 | 96.28 | G Chard (C), M Chard, J Hunt, A Woodroffe |
| MONOHULL | 9 | CYGNUS | 152.18 | 0.6641 | 101.06 | R Denny (C), I Polglase, L Squires, T Boyce |
| MONOHULL | 10 | HOPE | 143.78 | 0.7435 | 106.9 | H Wiankow (C), L Davis |
| MONOHULL | 11 | RAJAH | 153.22 | 0.6991 | 107.12 | D Swan (C), P Bekkers, B Bottger, J Hewer |
| MONOHULL | 12 | BANYANDAH | 153.35 | 0.734 | 112.56 | A Duffield (C), B Duffield, P Duffield, S Duffield, E Turner, G Caldow |
| MONOHULL | 13 | MURITONGA | 173.22 | 0.7176 | 124.3 | R Morris (C), J Carpenter, G Jones, P Morris, E Chin |
| MONOHULL | 14 | NAIAD | 167.91 | 0.7567 | 127.06 | A Coghill (C) |
| MONOHULL | 15 | PHOTINA | 178.92 | 0.7679 | 137.4 | A Watt (C), B Watt, M Savage, R Williams, C Hughes |
| MULTIHULL | 1 | WHIMBRALL | 96.38 | 0.7963 | 76.75 | K Nicholls (C), A Wall, G Wham, R Tasker, P Jones, L Baker, N Messenger, G Wham Jnr |
| MULTIHULL | 2 | BINDI BOREGA | 1230.23 | 0.6709 | 80.66 | S Parnaby (C), T Coulehan, J Willis, J Richardson, P Smith, C Trewin |
| MULTIHULL | 3 | KINGO | 91.37 | 0.9185 | 80.66 | R Kingwell (C), L Gwynne, P Evans, H Kingwell |
| MULTIHULL | 4 | ANYAN | 139.2 | 0.6019 | 83.78 | I Walker (C), R Dicat, J Ducat, W Fletcher, F Houweling, R West |
| MULTIHULL | 5 | TREKKA II | 152.48 | 0.5718 | 87.19 | W Jelley (C), J Jelley, D Jelley, J McKellar, G Tonks |
| MULTIHULL | 6 | NICOLETTE | 143.78 | 0.6182 | 88.88 | R Lee (C), T Howard, D Tisdale |