Queensland Multihull Championship shaky start by defending champion



7:48 AM Mon 11 Apr 2011 GMT
'Ensign Racing Moving Finger - Queensland Multihull championship 2011' Ian Grant Click Here to view large photo
The Queensland Multihull championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, was held 9 -10 April 2011 on Brisbane's Moreton Bay. When designer Tony Grainger accepted the assignment to draw the lines of a power sailing 8 metre trimaran 23 years ago he instinctively knew she would be a star performer. Now after 23 years of bumping and bashing over and surfing down the waves the little tri of many names including Riverside Oaks, ATL Composites Duck Nuts and more recently Ensign Racing Moving Finger, successfully defended her Queensland Multihull championship last weekend. Her present owner Robert Dean was not onboard ...


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by Ian Grant





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