Brisbane to Gladstone race for line honours

11:42 PM Sun 17 Apr 2011 GMT

Brisbane to Gladstone 308 nautical mile yacht race is to be sailed over Easter, Solo sailing record holder Ian Thomson will again be standing watch on the high seas over the Easter weekend when the crew of Brindabella contest the QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone race. At this time last year Ian Thomson was in the final stages of preparing for his assault to sail around Australia alone in the smaller Brisbane built sloop Kamikaze, renamed as SOS (Save Our Seas) Racing. Thomson successfully achieved that record attempt although the sails of Kamikaze were 'weather worn' when he steered the sloop ...

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by Ian Grant