Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach - racing into cruising

2:13 AM Wed 18 Aug 2010 GMT

'George Snow and his Argo Blue crew - Day 5 Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week' Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week Click Here to view large photo

The Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Regatta cruising spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions has again attracted an interesting group of sailors and boats. Not wanting to retire themselves or their boats, some classics have made the move to a different level of yacht racing, but still showing competitive spirit on the water. Multiple blue water race winner, including three Sydney-Hobart races, two as skipper in 1997 and 1991 with his yacht Brindabella, and one as crew on Love and War in 2006, George Snow has moved into a new world of yacht racing competing in the Cruising Spinnaker division at Airlie Beach. ...

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