Tintara

Rear view with nameplate "Tintara South Aust", Tintara was built and raced by South Australia's premier yachtsman, Sir James Hardy. It won several Australian championships. The Maritime Museum owns four vessels made and/or raced by James Hardy. They include Nocroo (built when he was 14 years old), Noctoo, and Black Bottle.

Tintara is a 12 square metre heavyweight wooden of carvel construction. Roly Tasker made the Egyptian cotton jib and mainsail. It has a red spinnaker. Tintara's decking strips were made using the top of Hardy's mother's cedar sideboard. The rest of the deck was crafted from Western Red cedar.

James' father Tom Hardy was founding commodore of the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club from 1924 until his death in an aircraft accident in 1938. James Hardy began sailing as a teenager, building his first dinghy when he was 14. Nocroo is now in the museum collection along with Noctoo and Black Bottle. Hardy is one of Australia's highest achieving sailors. He has competed in several Olympic Games, won numerous state and national championships in various classes, and was part of the winning crew during the America's Cup in 1983. In 1981 Hardy was knighted for his service to yachting and the community.