Hempel 36th Gosford - Lord Howe Island Yacht Race

6:14 AM Mon 25 Oct 2010 GMT

'Veolia Maris - Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race 2010' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Half a century in design and hull construction separates race handicap favourites Veolia Maris and Balance going into next Saturday's Hempel Paints 36th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, 414 nautical miles across the Tasman Sea. Veolia Maris, designed by the late Alan Payne and built of timber in Hobart by the famous Jock Muir in 1958, will be in line to win the IRC rating division for an unprecedented third consecutive year. Skippering the classic yawl will be Tiare Tomaszewski, a grand daughter of the original owner, marine artist Jack Earl. Balance is French-designed Beneteau First 45 built ...

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by Peter Campbell

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