▁race ▁got ▁under way ▁despite ▁a ▁strong ▁nor - west ▁wind ▁that ▁was ▁blow ing . ▁Hann an ▁made ▁a ▁game ▁effort ▁to ▁beat ▁Arn st ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁stronger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁and ▁who ▁won ▁easily ▁enough . ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Hann an ▁was ▁a ▁better ▁sc ull er ▁than ▁the ▁result ▁might ▁have ▁indicated ▁as ▁had ▁picked ▁the ▁wrong ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁to ▁his ▁det r iment , ▁that ▁his ▁boat ▁was ▁too ▁light ▁for ▁the ▁conditions ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁incorrectly ▁rig ged . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁w rench ed ▁his ▁w rist ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁so ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁in ▁his ▁effort . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Born ▁at ▁Well ington ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ed mond ▁Hann an , ▁educated ▁at ▁Mar ist ▁Brothers ▁school ▁and ▁Te ▁A ro ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Hann an ▁married ▁Alex is ▁Mary ▁Watson ▁at ▁the ▁Catholic ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Dan ne vir ke . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁his ▁b ride ' s ▁h omet own ; ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁nur se ▁at ▁B len heim ▁Hospital . ▁An ▁all ▁round ▁sports man , ▁he ▁excel led ▁in ▁sw imming , ▁row ing , ▁sc ull ing ▁and ▁rugby . ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁a ▁rep orter ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁row ing