Australian Melges 24 Championship Bandit blows them away

3:38 AM Mon 14 Mar 2011 GMT

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The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht club hosted the fourth Melges 24 Australian Championships over the past four days. Sponsored by Gill Australia and daily prizes from North Sails the event attracted a quality field of some of Australia?s top sailors to battle it out for the honor of becoming 2011 Melges 24 Australian Champion. Day one the course was set offshore between Palm Beach and Whale Beach headland. Conditions were light 3-5 knots of Northerly Breeze in sloppy seas. Rob Curtis Matilda went out to sea the first beat and benefited in the tricky conditions but was unable to maintain ...

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by Tracey Walters