Beneteau Cup Pittwater Regatta

9:04 PM Sun 1 May 2011 GMT

'Bunch up at Soldiers Point - Beneteau Cup Pittwater Regatta 2011' Nicole Scott Click Here to view large photo

Thirty-four Beneteau owners and their crews proved they aren't fair weather sailors, defying Saturday morning's dramatic early downpour to front up for the annual Beneteau Cup Pittwater Regatta. Following a brief rain squall midway through their race, competitors were rewarded when the northern beaches waterway turned on its best, a constant light ESE breeze and more sunshine than had been seen for a week as Sydney took a well earned break from the 'big wet'. Ron Jones' First 44.7 Sledgehammer (RPAYC) knocked the rest of the fleet out of contention with a line ...

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