Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race - Robertson out to defend title



12:51 AM Wed 21 Jul 2010 GMT
'Bob Robertson right(Cracklin Rosie) - Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race' Suellen Hurling &copy
Mooloolaba Yacht Club's Commodore Bob Robertson will have his back to the wall when he defends the Performance handicap trophy in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Bay race starting on August 6th. The experienced blue water racing salt and his long term sailing mates showed they were far from being a spent force when they crewed the Farr 40 Cracklin Rosie to a memorable performance after almost 41 hours of intense racing over the 348 n/ml course last year. Skipper Robertson first sailed into Brisbane to Gladstone Race history over 28 years ago when he steered Hot Prospect II ...


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