Melbourne to Launceston and Hobarts - Goldfinger on record pace



9:25 PM Tue 28 Dec 2010 GMT
'M2H Eastcoaster - Goldfinger storms out of the Heads. 2010 Tassie Trio' John Curnow/ORCV
Spirit of Freya finished the Melbourne to Launceston race at 01:55:54, leaving Deliverance as the last boat out. They are expected at 10:10am. The rest have their second inshore race since Christmas today and that will round out the Rudder Cup Series for yet another year. Andrew Steenhuis' Seven, in their first foray into ocean racing, will take out both the International Rule - Club and Australian Measurement System handicap results. No doubt, the crew of the Beneteau First 45 will be delighted with that.Strong wind warnings dominate the forecast for most of Tasmania, which are for winds from 22 ...


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by John Curnow



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