Manly 16ft Skiffs tight battle for the Wild Oats Club Championship



4:35 AM Tue 12 Oct 2010 GMT
'Altis' James Bury Click Here to view large photo
Altis Consulting skipper Philip Cooke may have to upgrade his goals for the season after holding on to clinch the opening heat of Manly's 16ft Skiff club championship on Saturday. Cooke's all-the-way win in a light and flukey three-seven knot east-nor easter was his second win in a month. It's meant a slight shift in thinking ahead of the state and national championships. 'We will have to wait and see but it's going along well at the moment,' a cautious Cooke said. 'I've just got to settle a few things in regards to the crew and also see how we ...


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by James Bury





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