Wot a Coup for Sailors with disABILITIES



4:15 AM Fri 3 Dec 2010 GMT
'Graeme Wood and SWD crew' sailors with disABILITIES Click Here to view large photo
Sailors with disABILITIES is cautioning they will take no prisoners in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when they shift gears in their long established program thanks to a generous donation by wotif.com co-founder Graeme Wood. Wood has donated his Judel Vrolijk designed 52 footer, previously known as Wot Yot and christened Wot Eva by SWD, to the not-for- profit organisation and for the first time in 16 Bass Straight crossings they will be in contention for the Tattersall's Cup for the overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, considered worldwide one of yachting's most prestigious trophies. ...


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by Lisa Ratcliff





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