Tasmanians win team race challenge againt West Kirby



9:36 AM Mon 25 Oct 2010 GMT
'Elliott 5.9s racing on the River Derwent at Hobart, Tasmania' Peter Campbell &copy
Talented young Tasmanian sailors Elliott Noye, George Jones and Nick Jones have led the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to an international team racing challenge against the noted West Kirby Sailing Club from England. The RYCT team won 5-3 in the challenge, sailed on Hobart's River Derwent over the weekend in the club's Elliott 5.9 sports boat, with the event scheduled to become a regular international challenge. All three RYCT skippers are noted Laser sailors, each competing with of other young Dinghy Group sailors against the experienced team from the Merseyside club of West Kirby, the founder of team racing ...


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