Champion yachtsman faces another challenge

10:45 PM Tue 22 Feb 2011 GMT

'Rod Jones and crew' Andrea Francolini &copy

Champion Sunshine Coast skipper Rod Jones had his attention focused on another sailing venue when a 52 knot South East gust was recorded at Double Island Point lighthouse last Tuesday afternoon. The savage breeze which followed an equally wild summer storm turned the open ocean between Cape Moreton and Double Island Point into a frenzy of white water cancelling any chance for Rod Jones and his Club Marine Blue crew to have a final practice session before heading to Hobart for the Tasmanian SB3 championship this weekend. Both Rod Jones and his crew of experienced one-design sailors Sean O?Rourke and ...

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