SAP 505 World Championship - Veteran takes on the pros



5:27 AM Wed 30 Mar 2011 GMT
'Earle Alexander - giving the young blokes a run for their money - SAP 505 World Championship' Christophe Favreau ?
SAP 505 World Championship - Sailing is one of those sports where even at the elite level, age can be a benefit rather than a barrier, and that is the case with 67 year-old Brisbane skipper Earle Alexander, who is competing at the 2011 SAP 505 World Championship at Hamilton Island this week. Earle Alexander - giving the young blokes a run for their money Alexander, who will turn 68 in June, and is a survivor of prostate cancer, reckons big boat yacht racing 'is for old blokes - and I'm not old enough.' That line has insulted some big ...


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