Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race line honours to Loki

11:34 AM Sat 9 Apr 2011 GMT

'The Loki crew at the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club tonight (Stephen Ainsworth main back row second from left' Di Pearson Click Here to view large photo

The Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race line honours went to Stephen Ainsworth and his Loki crew from Sydney. They crossed the finish line in the Hunter River at 18.48.23 hours this evening, in the elapsed time of 1 day, 6hrs, 48 mins and 23 secs. Ainsworth, a member of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which organises the race, said the Reichel/Pugh 63 was pushed to the Hunter River finish in Newcastle 'by the most breeze we've had all race. 'We had a beautiful sail this afternoon when a nice nor' easter kicked in and we sailed most of ...

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