Wet and windy finish to Bellerive Yacht Club's Winter Series

8:58 AM Sun 5 Sep 2010 GMT

'Runners-up in Bellerive Yacht Club's winter series for Division 1 under PHS handicaps were Ciao Baby II and Tas Paints' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Prominent Bellerive Yacht Club member Jeff Cordell finished his club's Winter Series on a winning note today, clinching an overall victory in Division 1 at the helm of his Mumm 36, Host Plus Executive, with a race five win under both PHS and AMS handicaps. Today's final race was sailed on a wet and windy day on the River Derwent, with a sou'sou'westerly breeze of up to 20 knots, with some stronger gusts sweeping down from the snow-capped Mount Wellington. One gust caught Chris Sheehan's Saga in a gybe at the windward mark off Taroona, resulting in a broken boom, ...

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