Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania - Four (or at least two) seasons in a day



9:04 PM Sat 4 Dec 2010 GMT
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Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania second pennant day. Cynical Hobart(er)s often tell visitors they may experience four seasons in a day in southern Tasmania. Today there were at least two seasons in terms of temperature and wind strength - and that didn't help the sailors contesting the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's second pennant day, plus an attempt to resail the blown-out first pennant day of the season. Today on the Derwent the wind ranged from 0 knots out in the centre course area this morning, with the crews lazing around for three hours in 25 degrees temperature, to a ...


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by Peter Campbell




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