HYSTORY OF "HALFS"

Introduction, Liste half tonners, Architects, Half Ton Cup, Sail Number

 

 

Kamehama, (KA) H 17
Last update: 2016
1980 plan Sparkman & Stephens, or Knoop, built by

 

1983 26 December, Sydney Hobart: 70e/173 elapsed time 3d05h25', TCF 0.7079, Athol TOWNLEY

1985 Mooloolaba Race: ?e/??
Hamilton Island Race Week: ?e/??
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",

26 December, Sydney Hobart: DNF/178, Athol TOWNLEY

1989 "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",ss prov

26 December, Sydney Hobart: 51e/108 elapsed time 3d14h25', TCF 0.7044, Athol TOWNLEY

1992 New name,
Royal Tasmanian Salmon, KA H 17
"Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",ss prov

26 December, Sydney-Hobart: 29e/33 IOR, elapsed time 4d23h03', handicap 0.6951, Athol TOWNLEY

1994 "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Official Programme",ss prov

16 December, Sydney Hobart race: 216e/236 corrected time 4d13h28', Athol TOWNLEY

Pictures from Facebook 2023,


???? New owner Kamehameha Syndicate

Picture from Facebook 2023, "New paint",

2008 27 December, Launceston to Hobart: 17e/??

2009 27 December, Launceston to Hobart: 12e/??

2016 27 December, Info and picture from race website, "Regular successful competitor in Half Ton and Div 6 fleets in Hobart for meny years. Competed in many Sydney to Hobart races in the 1980/1990 and won Hamilton Island series. 17th in the 2008 and 12th in the 2009 L2H."

27 December, Launceston to Hobart: DNF/??, Frank CHATTERTON

Comment from Facebook 2021 "we did the same to the 1/2 Tonner Kamehameha, she looked like a dog trying to get under a fence, bow down when sailing, so we moved the keel back 500mm and the rudder back as far as we could without extending her waterline length, made her a much better beast to sail, especially hard downwind."

2023 Comment & Pictures from Facebook,