Brisbane to Keppel Race - Keppel Bay Marina buzzing with excitement



4:47 AM Sun 8 Aug 2010 GMT
'Ocean Affinity - Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race' Suellen Hurling
The finish line for the fourth Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race is just outside the harbour at Keppel Bay Marina and so far locals have been bedazzled by the boats that have arrived. Lahana (Peter Millard) and Wild Oats X (Mark Richards) were the first two boats to finish and there was just 22 seconds between them. Lahana took the win and claimed the race record which was originally held by Black Jack (Peter Harburg) and set in the 2009 race. Lahana beat the record by 2 hours, 12 minutes and 49 seconds. Black Jack was a ...


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by Suellen Hurling



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