Lipton Cup Regatta 2010 - Glorious Sailing conditions

6:52 PM Sat 20 Nov 2010 GMT

'Paul Heyes' Thompson 7 Foam Fast leads the Sports Boat division - Lipton Cup Regatta 2010' Teri Dodds

Lipton Cup Regatta - The organisers of this year's event couldn't have wished for better conditions for their racing fleet on Port Phillip Bay, in Victoria today. In brilliant sunshine, and a gentle 5-7 knot breeze (which gradually built to 15-18 knots through the day), 102 yachts took to three race courses, for an enjoyable day. In Division A, Cougar (Alan Whiteley) ended the day on top of the leaderboard on 13 points, with Ikon and Shogun equal on 14 points , with Reverie sitting close behind on 16 points. Division B, was hotly contested between the Grant Botica's Adams ...

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