Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race - PHS winner surfs in

3:34 AM Tue 3 Aug 2010 GMT

'The Stick, skippered by Rick Christian, has been declared the overall PHS Division of the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race' Howard Wright /IMAGE Professional Photography Click Here to view large photo

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Nick Athineos and Rick Christian's modified Steinmann 66, The Stick, formerly a two-time round the world Open 60, has surfed into first place in the PHS division of the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. 'The boat loved the conditions,' said Christian, the skipper for the 384 nautical mile coastal sprint north from Sydney Harbour. 'Saturday night we were a little ambitious, we blew out one kite and copped a few waves over the bow up to the mast. 'We had the entire crew at the stern to get the weight aft and we ...

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