50th entry for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week



11:07 PM Sun 9 May 2010 GMT
'The crew of Ross Wilson's Eagle Rock samples some warm weather upwind sailing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week' Andrea Francolini / Audi &copy
The centuries old saying, 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again,' will be ringing true for Melbourne yachtsman Ross Wilson and his crew at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010. They have been on the podium in their performance cruising division at Race Week on four of the six occasions they have campaigned Wilson's Beneteau 47.7, Eagle Rock, but they have yet to be the winner. Well, if Wilson is looking for any sort of good omen pointing towards victory this time, maybe Eagle Rock being the 50th yacht to register on the already impressive entry list might ...


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