Celebrate the Champagne Start to the Summer Season of Yacht Racing



11:03 PM Thu 11 Nov 2010 GMT
'START LINE - Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship' Andrea Francolini &copy Click Here to view large photo
Momentum is continuing to build in the lead up the 'Champagne Start of the Summer Season of Racing'. The Season kicks off with the premier yacht-racing event 'Sydney's Short Ocean Racing Championship'. The Championship is dubbed the 'form guide' for the Summer Season primarily the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Pittwater Coffs Series and offers serious campaigners the first opportunity to bench mark their performance against a host of famous yachts. Raced just offshore of Sydney Heads, early season sea breeze patterns, southerly changes, coastal currents, and deep water mean that the teams can assess their speed, tactics and crew preparation. ...


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by Louise Bashford



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