Sail Brisbane - Dead heat, OCS and excitement on final day

6:53 AM Thu 2 Dec 2010 GMT

'Angus Galloway / 420
2010 Sail Down Under Series. Sail Brisbane / RQYS Manly Queensland / 29Nov - 2Dec' Jeff Crow/ Sport the Library &copy

A dead heat, OCS calls and cream rising feature on Sail Brisbane's final day. Conditions were much improved for the fourth day of the Sail Brisbane regatta, and the competitors put on a show. The promised 15-20 knot north-easterlies did not eventuate and races were generally sailed in 6-10 knots of breeze, with the pressure sometimes dropping away completely to test the skills of the sailors. But there was no rain. The very promising Queensland 420 duo of Angus Galloway and Alex Gough had an early end to their regatta. The 10 race series allowed crews to drop their worst ...

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