Romance and racing in the air!

4:55 AM Sat 12 Feb 2011 GMT

'Cupid - makes the rules for Romantic Racing'

Cupid scattered his love dust over 44 sailors in the annual Romantic Racing regatta hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) in absolutely perfect conditions on Waterloo Bay on Brisbane's east side. Raced in the Squadron owned Pacers, the event was open to members of the Married, Defacto and Dating varieties with a set of Rules that only Cupid himself would write. 'If there is a conflict between languages, then men will be ignored' - just a sample of how the Rules were modified for the day. Although designed to be a novelty event, the competition was fierce with Mat ...

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by RQYS Sailing Media Team