Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - Grizzly by name and by nature



8:40 AM Sun 22 Aug 2010 GMT
'Grizzly' Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week Click Here to view large photo
The tiny Adams 10 Grizzly, named after the popular 1970s TV series about the mountaineer and bear tamer, is taking on the might of the IRC Passage 2 division at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. The Queensland boat with four escapees from the Victorian winter and one local sailor on board is being chartered for Race Week from the Whitsunday Sailing Club. Their first outing at Australia's most decorated offshore regatta for all but the local started unceremoniously yesterday when they misjudged the rip roaring tide and were flagged for being on the wrong side of the line when the ...


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by Lisa Ratcliff




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