Flying Fifteen Championships hosted by drought-stricken lake in VIC

12:13 AM Tue 12 Apr 2011 GMT

'Victorian Flying Fifteen State Champions Dale Collings and Glenn Scheen in &rsquo;&rsquo;Aussie Falcon&rsquo;&rsquo; - Victorian Flying Fifteen State Championships' Steb Fisher

The 'Art of Stainless' Victorian Flying Fifteen State Championships were recently held on Lake Cairn Curran after a dearth of events due to drought conditions in country Victoria. With the recent waters flowing after many lean years, it is great to see the passion and enthusiasm rise again for sailors at Victorian country sailing clubs. The Flying Fifteen class in Victoria rotate their annual regatta between city and country venues, however with next to no water in the country it has been a difficult to honour this system, hence the country members have travelled to and fro Melbourne to ensure ...

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by Lyn Wallace