Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race - Missing yacht found



11:11 PM Sun 31 Oct 2010 GMT
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Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race officials announced this morning that contact had been overnight with the Lake Macquarie yacht Frantic which had not reported in by radio or satellite tracker since the start of the race across the Tasman Sea on Saturday afternoon. Although no radio communication has yet been made with the 11.9m Sayer-designed sloop, skippered by Michael Martin, the yacht and her crew are believed to be in good shape and still racing towards Lord Howe Island. There have been no further retirements from the 414 nautical mile Hempel Paints 37th Lord Howe Island Race since four ...


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by Peter Campbell





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