7:55 PM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT
Mandurah Easter Regatta kicked off on Saturday on a boisterous Comet Bay with over 150 yachts entries. The regatta proved once again to be the premier dinghy and multi-hull event on the Western Australian calendar. With 100 volunteers and three courses, the regatta became interesting when the breeze turned into a pre-frontal north-westerly, the only direction from which the big bay is not protected. Principal Race Officer Robin Olsen commented, 'The WA kids are really tough. They've grown up with big breezes and big waves. I've got Chris Kelly running Alpha Course, John McKechnie on Charlie Course, and an armada
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