Around Australia World Sailing Record start date announced.

3:27 AM Fri 6 May 2011 GMT
Save Our Seas Ocean Racing will be setting off on Wednesday 11th May 2011 from Sydney on board the iconic Australian maxi-yacht Brindabella to break the World Sailing Speed Record for the fastest monohull Around Australia. Leaving from Sydney's Cruising Yacht Club of Australia at 8:30am, the crew of Brindabella will turn left through the heads after crossing the official start line at approximately 10:00am on Wednesday 11th May. Save Our Seas Ocean Racing is an arm of Save Our Seas Australia and New Zealand. The campaign is designed to create awareness of the damage plastic bags and plastic are ...

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