Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Week - High standard fleet

1:12 AM Mon 28 Jun 2010 GMT

'The Kiwi TP52, Georgia, (Jim Farmer, NZ), wants to win the IRC class' Hamilton Island

The Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week well known on the Australasian yacht racing scene as the friendly regatta has attracted a high standard fleet to contest the 2010 class championships over the Whitsunday Sailing Club courses in August. Southern latitude sailors representing clubs from the colder winter climate beyond the Tropic of Capricorn make up the bulk of this year's fleet. James Farmer's excitingly fast Georgia will be heading the challenge from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to win the prestigious IRC class championship against a fleet which also includes former champion Ray Roberts (Evolution Racing) and sole ...

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