The Boxing Day Dash - New name and new Divisions



1:21 AM Fri 12 Nov 2010 GMT
John Curnow
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's annual dash down Port Phillip has a new name - the Boxing Day Dash. Its former and oh-so-unfortunate name was an absolute delight for SPAM filters and they just don't tolerate that sort of language, or variations thereof, anymore. My how things change... To go with its new name, the event now also allows for Sportboats, Trailables, Cruising and Classic yachts to be a part of the great event. Traditionally, over 100 boats square up on the one line for the 34nm dash from Port Melbourne to Blairgowrie, on the sensational Mornington Peninsula. With ...


Click here for full story.


by John Curnow





Newsfeed supplied by

Live Weather
Nearby
Albany Airport, WA
11 kn W
13°
Windiest in Australia
Gabo Island, VIC
33 kn NNE
19°
Most Windless in Australia
Portland Airport, VIC
Calm
19°
Hottest in Australia
Marble Bar, WA
Calm
38°
Coldest in Australia
Perisher Valley, NSW
4 kn NNE
9°
Wettest in Australia
Nambour, QLD
122.4 mm