- 1. How many sailors died in the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
- 2. Which yacht did Phillip Charles Skeggs serve on?
A) Winston Churchill
B) CYCA Challenger
C) Sword of Orion
D) Business Post Naiad
- 3. What was the cause of death for Bruce Raymond Guy?
A) Heart attack
B) Trauma
C) Drowning
D) Hypothermia
- 4. On what date did the three sailors from the Winston Churchill die?
A) 27 December 1998
B) 28 December 1998
C) 29 December 1998
D) 26 December 1998
- 5. Which sailor died while serving on the Sword of Orion?
A) John Dean
B) Phillip Charles Skeggs
C) James Lawler
D) Glyn Charles
- 6. When did the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia release its review report?
A) 12 December 2000
B) 27 December 1998
C) 25 January 2021
D) 1 June 1999
- 7. Who was the NSW coroner that oversaw the inquest into the 1998 race deaths?
A) Rob Mundle
B) John Abernethy
C) Hugo van Kretschmar
D) Phil Thompson
- 8. What did John Abernethy say the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia had done regarding race management?
A) Resigned in protest
B) Abdicated its responsibility
C) Exceeded expectations
D) Improved safety measures
- 9. Which organization did the coroner criticize for failing to provide updated weather forecasts?
A) The Race Committee
B) Bureau of Meteorology
C) Sydney Maritime Authority
D) Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
- 10. What new requirements did the coroner impose on Bureau of Meteorology forecasts?
A) Barometric pressure and humidity
B) Tide times and currents
C) Maximum wind gust speed and wave height
D) Water temperature and visibility
- 11. Who was the race director that resigned following the coroner's findings?
A) Phillip Skeggs
B) Hugo van Kretschmar
C) Phil Thompson
D) John Abernethy
- 12. How many yachts were registered to begin the 1998 race?
A) 120
B) 115
C) 54
D) 100
- 13. What was the primary role of the race management team according to the coroner's report?
A) Managers
B) Rescue coordinators
C) Meteorologists
D) Observers
- 14. What was the cause of death for John Dean, James Lawler, and Michael Bannister?
A) Hypothermia
B) Drowning
C) Dehydration
D) Heart attack
- 15. When were the results of the coroner's inquest released?
A) 12 December 2000
B) 27 December 1998
C) 26 December 1998
D) 1 June 1999
- 16. Which edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was held in 1998?
A) 60th
B) 55th
C) 50th
D) 54th
- 17. How many yachts sank during the 1998 race?
A) Seven
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
- 18. What is the approximate distance of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race?
A) 800 nautical miles
B) 630 nautical miles
C) 500 nautical miles
D) 700 nautical miles
- 19. How many yachts successfully completed the 1998 race?
A) 55
B) 44
C) 60
D) 71
- 20. Which yacht won the outright victory in the 1998 race?
A) Sayonara
B) AFR Midnight Rambler
C) Sydney Star
D) Berrimilla
- 21. Who owned and skippered the yacht Sayonara?
A) Ed Psaltis
B) Larry Ellison
C) Lachlan Murdoch
D) John Howard
- 22. Which yacht won the race on handicap?
A) Berrimilla
B) AFR Midnight Rambler
C) Southern Cross
D) Sayonara
- 23. What was the maximum wave height recorded during the storm?
A) 25 metres
B) 20 metres
C) 10 metres
D) 15 metres
- 24. How many sailors were rescued in the 1998 operation?
A) 44
B) 55
C) 115
D) 71
- 25. What kind of unusual weather occurred across parts of south-eastern Australia during the storm?
A) Heavy sandstorms
B) Mid-summer snow
C) Drought conditions
D) Tornadoes
- 26. How many Royal Australian Navy vessels were involved in the rescue?
A) 15
B) 35
C) 27
D) 55
- 27. What was the maximum wind speed gust reported during the storm?
A) 40 knots
B) 80 knots
C) 100 knots
D) 65 knots
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