Hobart hopefuls enjoy Lipton Cup

6:52 PM Sat 15 Nov 2008 GMT

'Alan Whiteley’s Cougar II took advantage of the increasing breeze in race 3 - Lipton Cup Regatta 2008' Teri Dodds &copy

Lipton Cup Regatta short report - Three back to back windward leewards today. There was light sloppy conditions with wind of 10- 12 knots for the first two races then the wind increased to 25-30 knots and short seas came up quickly, which made for some testing times.

Alan Whitley's TP52 Cougar II leads the series with two wins, with Flirt and Shogun not far behind.

There is the longer 20 mile race tomorrow, which will perhaps be interesting with the Australian launch tonight of Michael Hiatt's new Living Doll.

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Living Doll’s launch at her home base Royal Yacht Club of Victoria - Living Doll launch in Victoria - Teri Dodds&copy

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