Sailing Lake Eyre stopped by National Parks

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4:16 AM Tue 15 Feb 2011 GMT

'Water heading for Lake Eyre' .

Even though the current inflow into Lake Eyre means that there'll be plenty of water for sailing in 2011, there's a risk that the Lake Eyre Yacht Club won't be able to sail this year. Leisure sailors fly in from all over Australia and even from overseas for the opportunity of sailing in one of the most unusual yacht clubs in the world, and 2011 could be unusual because it would be the second year in a row that sailors can zoom their catamarans across the famous lake. So what's the problem? According to the Commodore of the Yacht Club, ...

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