Heemskirk Tassie Trio - Hot contest for the Red Wine Cup

11:50 PM Mon 27 Dec 2010 GMT

'M2H Eastcoaster - Goldfinger storms out of the Heads. 2010 Tassie Trio' John Curnow/ORCV

Heemskirk Consolidated Tassie Trio. Latest update from the Eastcoaster and Westcoaster races. Peter Blake, the Skipper of Goldfinger has plenty of motivation to try and get to Hobart first. In 2003, he and son Simon completed the 5500nm Melbourne to Oaska race together. In 2010, Peter is driving his Farr 52 Goldfinger down past Flinders Island in the Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster, whilst Simon is aboard the Westcoaster leader, Gusto, who are just making it past Cape Grim on Tasmania's North West coast. Only 20nm separates the two races. The Westcoaster, first run in 1972 is 440nm and is the ...

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