Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race favourites



11:46 PM Wed 13 Apr 2011 GMT
'Black Jack - Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race' Ian Grant Click Here to view large photo
The 308 n/ml Brisbane to Gladstone race will be run over the Easter Weekend and New South Wales yachts Lahana (Peter Millard) and the impressively fast Hooligan (Marcus Blackmore) are favoured to win a state of origin war on the water. Lahana the former New Zealand owned 30m maxi Zana winner of the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel race holds a decisive 10m waterline length over Queensland's defending line honours winner Black Jack which suggests her crew remain as the short priced pre-race favourite. However the Peter Harburg owned and Mark Bradford skippered Black Jack has been secretly modified with ...


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by Ian Grant





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