Zhik Moth Australian Championship Day 1 - Foiling like crazy

9:56 PM Wed 5 Jan 2011 GMT

'Zhik Australian Moth Championships 2011 - up and dancing' Sail-World.com /AUS &copy Click Here to view large photo

Day one of the Zhik Moth Australian Championship had a record-breaking 108 foiling Moths on the start line. Scary thought? '100 boats? It wasn?t too bad - just those port-tackers! The stunt-drivers!' said local Aussie Warren Sare. The fight to foil was the name of the game. Getting to that first puff and flying up and out of the pack meant everything ? and with a pin favoured start line, the fleet was chock-full of kamikaze port-tackers risking all to foil first. Prominent amongst the high risk strategists was Scott Babbage who was slicing through the fleet like a kamikaze ...

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