Melbourne Latitude Series - A great day for a yachting Escapade

8:18 AM Sat 20 Nov 2010 GMT

'Escapade crosses the line to win the AMS Division in the recent race to Stanley, Tasmania. - Melbourne Latitude Series' John Curnow

Escapade has won the Bass Strait component of the 2010 Melbourne Latitude Series. This crew are very good at celebrating their wins in a high-spirited fashion, but ultimately, that may mean their performance will be a little down for the Pursuit Race component of the series which begins on Sunday morning.... We'll have to wait and see. Eleven boats carrying 79 competitors got away at 0730hrs from 2nm inside Port Phillip Heads. The series is designed to allow novice skippers to gain experience in charge and also blood-in new crew. A number of racing vessels have also used the Melbourne ...

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by John Curnow