Brisbane to Gladstone - Marcus Blackmore's Hooligan wins on handicap



6:30 AM Sun 24 Apr 2011 GMT
'Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan continues her winning ways.' Andrea Francolini &copy
Brisbane to Gladstone - Former Queenslander Marcus Blackmore fulfilled a lifetime ambition when he steered the exciting TP52 Hooligan to victory in the 2011 QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone race. Hooligan was cleverly sailed completing the testing 308 n/ml race in 1 day 8 hours 52 minutes 31 seconds at an average speed of 9.37 knots.The speed sailing performance ultimately allowed both skipper and crew to retain a perfect score from major events in Victoria and, New South Wales before outpacing the fleet to win Queensland's major blue water classic over the Easter weekend. Skipper Marcus Blackmore was impressed with the ...


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