26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: 85e/123 corrected time 3d15h21' TCF 7079, C. BOWLING, (lost her mast and making it to Hobart under jury rig??!!)
HISTOIRE DES HALFS
Introduction, Liste Half Tonners, Architectes, Half Ton Cup, No Voile
Madman's Woodyard,
KA 4803
Last update: 2023
1981 Plan Ed Dubois,
L: 9.6, Built in Queensland, Cold moulded, triple diagonal planked in Queensland
Maple
1981 Launched?!!
1985 Bird Island Race: ?e/??
1986 "Sydney
Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",
26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: 85e/123
corrected time 3d15h21' TCF 7079, C.
BOWLING, (lost her mast and making it to Hobart under
jury rig??!!)
1987
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",
26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: DNF/153,
losing her rudder after colliding with a sunfish
1988 August
"Offshore",
6 August, Sydney Gold Coast Race: ?e/??
Comment from Facebook 2023,
26 December, Sydney Hobart: 18e/119
elapsed time 5d23h02', handicap 7061,
J. MESSENGERS
1989
XXXX
Gold Cup: 4 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 3 = 2e/?? Half,
J. MESSENGERS
Fuels Paradise,
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",
26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: 43e/108
corrected time 3d12h15', TCF 7061, J. MESSENGER
1990 NSW
State Championship: 3e/?? Div 2,
J. MESSENGER
It's A Hit,
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",
26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: 44e/49
IMS corrected time 3d13h14', TCF 7061, J.
MESSENGER
The Millennium Falcon,
1991 "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race,
Official Programme",
26 December, Sydney-Hobart race: 79e/90
elapsed time 4d13h46', 28th in IOR and 9th.in Division C, TCF 7061, J.
MESSENGER
Madman's Woodyard, 4803
2001 KOD:
?e/??
Picture from Facebook 2021,
2006 For Sale at
Bellerive
Comment from a forum: "Having
sailed about half the above list on the odd occasion the best one to take to
Ireland (for HTC) would be Woodyard - about 120
kg heavier than the other Dubois boats but with heaps more sail area - light
air rocket - I mean Mumm 30 fast"
2015 27 mars, IOR Cup, Bellerive YC: ?e??, Andrew WISE
2016 Midweek
Series 3: 3e/??, behind Galapagos
Duck, Terry Bragg and Just In Time, Mick Sheehan.
9 décembre, North Sails IOR Cup, Bellerive YC: ?e/??
Pictures from Bellerive YC website,
2017 Janvier, seen on Australian Racing boat list with this
picture,
2020 October,
From Facebook, Dubois half tonner "Madman's Woodyard", built in
Queensland and currently for sale in Bellerive, Tasmania.
2023
June, from Facebook,
2024 August,
from Facebook,
