Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship 2010 - Tight Racing



9:46 AM Sat 27 Nov 2010 GMT
'SSORC 2010, Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Sydney - 27/11/10
LOKI' Andrea Francolini &copy
Loki, Sydney's Short Ocean Racing Championship reigning champion, breezed past the competition in today's IRC Ocean Passage Series, with perfect conditions the order of the day. In contrast, racing the offshore course, the Farr 40's worked hard in the three-metre swell in order to achieve a superior placing on their windward/ leeward course - paying off with finishing times just seconds of each other. The field of Farr 40's was highly contested with different yachts claiming the top spot in each of today's four races. Competitors included New Zealand entry, Brett Neill's White Cloud, Middle Harbour Yacht Club's 'Estate Master' ...


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by Louise Bashford




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