2010 Plympton Cup - 120 year old silver Mermaid smiles upon Sporties



6:10 PM Sun 20 Jun 2010 GMT
'Smiling Mermaid - The Plympton Cup - Plympton Cup' Steve Hall Click Here to view large photo
2010 Plympton Cup - 'The Cup is of pure Broken Hill silver, and is valued at 150 guineas - Probably the finest trophy ever raced for by yachtsmen in the Australian Colonies' - The Advertiser, Monday 16th February 1891 The 2010 Plympton Cup one of the two major South Australian sailing events of the winter season (the other the iconic Port Line Cup), was raced on Sunday 20th of June between Outer Harbor and a turning mark off Adelaide Sailing club (formerly Glenelg Sailing club and Holdfast Bay Yacht club) With a high pressure ridging in the ...


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