Gill Australia - Two Islands Race this Saturday

'SSAA' Short Handed Sailing Association &copy

The Shorthanded Sailing Association of Australia's second annual feature race from Sydney, north to Bird Island, south to Flinders Islet and then back to Sydney starts this Saturday.

The race of approximately 185 nautical miles is to start at 10 am on Saturday 6th June 2008 in Hunter Bay off Balmoral. The competitors will then sail northwards to Bird Island just north of Norah Head, being expected to round it late afternoon or early evening depending upon the breeze. Then there's a long 90mile leg south to Flinders Islet off Port Kembla, before turning for the finish some 45 miles to the north, just inside South Head.

The race is open to both monohull and multihull yachts holding Category 3 safety plus a liferaft, crewed by 2 people (with autopilot), or 3 (no autopilot).

If you are interested in a challenge, then why not give it a go?

The entries to date are:
Wideload - Swarbrick 40
Karakatoa II - Pogo 40
Copernicus - Radford 12
First Light - Adams 12
Lik Lik - Mount Gay 30
Likalizard - Mount Gay 30
Gaia - X 482
Debonair - Beneteau 42s7
Funnelweb - Hick 50
Raging Bull - Bull 9000

Gill - Gill Australia .

This year's race is supported by Gill Australia - for more details on their extensive range of Technical apparel, go to www.gillaustralia.com

For further information visit www.ssaa.com.auand navigate to the Racing & Events page.

by Peter McCorquodale