Great times at the 2011 Etchells NSW State Championships.



6:51 AM Mon 14 Feb 2011 GMT
'Kites everywhere. - 2011 Thrifty Etchells NSW State Championships' Kylie Wilson Positive Image
After racing in the 2011 Thrifty NSW Etchells State Championships was abandoned on Saturday for the day, crews were very keen to get out there again on Sunday and get a title sorted. Perhaps this is why all three starts were clean. Having said that, one vessel did get to within less than a metre of the line before the gun, however. On the Saturday, there was 20 knots from the Sou?souwest blowing through, with more than the occasional gust to 25. In itself, this was not the cause for the abandonment, as Race Management stayed out there for around ...


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by John Curnow



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