Down the Rhumbline in the wake of the classic cutter Morna: a nostalgic look at a famous Australian ocean racing yacht.(Rhumbline) From: Offshore Yachting | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

As Wild Oats XI swept across the finish line of the 63rd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race midmorning on 28 December 2007 to equal the record of three successive line honours wins set by the cutter Morna 59 years ago, the old yacht swung forlornly on a mooring in Neutral Bay, a deep inlet in the northern shore of Sydney Harbour.

Once the pride of Sydney Harbour and, indeed, the early ocean races to Hobart, Morna has not hoisted a sail in many a year. The only time she moves off her mooring is to be towed to a slipway to have her hull anti-fouled.

While Wild Oats XI has now ...

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