World Champions bringing boat they sail in heaven to Geelong

6:10 PM Wed 5 Jan 2011 GMT

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Rex Gorell Prestige Etchells Australian Championship 9-15th January 2011 While a lot of sailing events like the Sydney to Hobart or our Geelong Week have fleets of all sizes and shapes and speeds, the very tightest racing on the world sailing scene is done in One Design boats - fleets of identical boats, all of the same speed - and in those races the first boat across the finish line wins. Worldwide there is recognition that the One Design Etchells class is amongst the most competitive there is. The talent pool amongst the three or four person Etchells fleets has ...

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