Audi Sydney Newcastle race overnight standout



11:11 PM Fri 8 Apr 2011 GMT
'COPERNICUS - Audi Sydney-Newcastle 2011' Andrea Francolini &copy
Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race fleet struggled in the extremely light conditions overnight with most of the 18 boats choosing an inshore route, with the exception of Pretty Fly III. Loki still leads the line honours chase from Colin and Gladys Woods' Pretty Fly III, a Cookson 50, but the standout boat overnight is the Tasman Pointscore leader, Greg Zyner's Copernicus, which has taken the overall lead of the race under IRC. In the capable hands of Jim Nixon for this race, the Radford 12 has sailed into a remarkable fourth place on line, trailing the stern of Pretty ...


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