Ensign Yachts QLD Beneteau Cup: Small is big in French fleet results



5:12 AM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT
'On the start line in the race day one passage' Rebecca Williams
There was clearly a sense of satisfaction on the faces of The Matrix team as they crossed the finish line first in the Ensign Yachts QLD Beneteau Cup and French Yacht Challenge. Launched a week ago and with only one training day, Dave Waller and Jane Virtue's brand new Beneteau First 50 powered ahead of the fleet to take line honours in the 17 nautical mile passage race. 'She went like a rocket ship. We had a small problem at the leeward mark where we had a communication problem. We were working out whether we were bringing the code zero ...


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