Southern Offshore Series - The Fork in the Road digs yachting double



6:13 AM Thu 21 Oct 2010 GMT
'PHS overall winner The Fork in the Road' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo
Former Olympic sailor and world dinghy champion Gary Smith has taken first up honours in the Combined Clubs' Southern Offshore Series, winning Wednesday night's 50 nautical mile race from Hobart to the Isle of Caves and return with his Bakewell-White 45, The Fork in the Road. The Fork in the Road, owned by Gary Smith and Geoff White, sailed the course in 9 hours 42 minutes to score a comfortable line honours victory from Bellerive Yacht Club Commodore David Creese's DK46 Dekadence and also win the race on Performance handicaps. Third to finish was Greg Prescott's Melges 32 2Unlimited which ...


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by Peter Campbell





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