Floating art at Audi Victoria Week



4:02 AM Sun 23 Jan 2011 GMT
'Audi Victoria Week 2011, Geelong (AUS) - WINDWARD II' Teri Dodds ?
Amongst the gleaming carbon fibre on show at Audi Victoria Week there are a number of floating antiques of the past that bring plenty of nostalgia to Australia?s most established sailing regatta. With its stained glass windows, bronze cast fittings and polished woodwork, the interior of James Woods? Bermudan cutter Windward II could be mistaken for the reading room at the Melbourne Club. Windward II is a former winner of the Parks Victoria Classic Yacht Series at Audi Victoria Week (2009), and once again the stunning 44 footer, which sails from the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, is gracing the start ...


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by Lisa Ratcliff



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