Australia Day Green Island race - Win to Gretel II

9:07 AM Wed 26 Jan 2011 GMT

'Gretel II sails between Piersons Point and Dennes Point on Bruny Island as she enters the d?Entrecasteaux Channel in the Australia Day Green Island Race' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Australia Day Green Island Race. Yachting legend Gordon Ingate yesterday steered his 1977 America?s Cup challenger Gretel II to a line honours victory in the 40 nautical Australia Day Green Island Race ? nearly a quarter of a century since he last helmed the yacht in a race. The near 85-year-old flew down from Sydney at the invitation of current owner Mike Maxwell to helm the beautifully refurbished International 12 metre class yacht, which is in Hobart for next month?s Australian Wooden Boat Festival. 'It was a great sail, frustrating at times, but we had a brilliant ...

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