Musto Winters: Seven year itch eased with move to Etchells class

3:19 AM Tue 24 May 2011 GMT

'Whitsunday Sailing Club&rsquo;s Robert Holm hopes to see the Etchells competing in Airlie Beach later in the year - Musto Etchells Winters' Robert Holm

A number of decisions including moving from Sydney to Airlie Beach, leaving behind one-design class racing, led Robert Holm to taking seven long years away from his passion. But now, back on the water in charge of an Etchells and having again experienced the pleasure of racing in a one-design fleet, 64-year-old Holm has thrown himself right back into the fray so much so he is working on setting up a new Etchells fleet in the Whitsundays. Previously an avid J24 class sailor racing on Sydney Harbour, Holm took his little boat to Airlie Beach in the hope of enjoying ...

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