SSORC - Beijing and Delhi Gold Medal Swimmer tests his endurance

1:37 AM Wed 24 Nov 2010 GMT

'Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship SSORC' Andrea Francolini &copy

Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) update. Decorated with 11 Paralympics gold and silver medals, an Order of Australia and several world records, Ben Austin will trade his swimsuit for deck shoes and join some of Australia's top sailors in the 33rd SSORC. Following in the footsteps of the namesake Olympic sailor, Ben Austin makes his offshore racing debut during this premier yacht racing event on 27 and 28 November - crossing the same start line as yachts in the Rolex Sydney Hobart only a month later. It's no surprise the Middle Harbour Yacht Club event is dubbed the iconic ...

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by Louise Bashford