Farr 30 Australian Championship - The things we do for sailing...!

5:23 AM Thu 31 Mar 2011 GMT

'Guilty Pleasures III - Channel 7 - Farr 30 Australian Championship' Suellen Hurling

Once a fanatic, always a fanatic! Sailors will do whatever they can to get to a regatta on time and the Farr 30 Australian Championship is no exception. Leon Thomas from Townsville was the last to enter the regatta, and the last to arrive, however at least he made this entrance memorable! Thomas, with his Farr 30 Guilty Pleasures III in tow, battled rain, hail, storms and flash flooding on what was considered to be the toughest race of his regatta so far - and official racing hasn't even started! Nervous about tucking into Roadhouse catering due to crew weight ...

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by Suellen Hurling
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