Emphatic win to Lea in Arrows



10:56 AM Sun 9 Jan 2011 GMT
'Robbie Lea showing his winning style on Lake Macquarie - Australian Arrow Catamaran Championship' David Chachs Click Here to view large photo
Australian Arrow titles - Queenslander Robbie Lea won in commanding style at the Australian Arrow Championship sailed on Lake Macquarie from 28 December to 3 January. After first winning the Championship at Rosebud, Victoria in 2009, Lea was surprisingly beaten by multi-championship winner Steve Short (Victoria) in a lighter regatta at Victor Harbor, SA in 2010. The invitation race, sailed in an 8 to 12 knot breeze, provided no indication of the one-sidedness of the racing to come as New South Welshman and 15-times champion Frank O?Rourke celebrated his first outing in a new boat with a win from Short. ...


Click here for full story.


by Warwick Graham





Newsfeed supplied by

Live Weather
Nearby
North Head, NSW
10 kn NE
Little Bay, NSW
6 kn NNE
Cronulla, NSW
8 kn NE
Windiest in Australia
Cape Leeuwin, WA
24 kn W
17°
Most Windless in Australia
Eucla, WA
Calm
20°
Hottest in Australia
Fitzroy Crossing, WA
11 kn WNW
32°
Coldest in Australia
Perisher Valley, NSW
3 kn SW
3°
Wettest in Australia
Cape Byron, NSW
63.4 mm