This weekend sees the 12th Musto 2008 Etchells Australian Winter Championship to be held at Mooloolaba in South East Queensland.
Despite being in the middle of winter the waters off Mooloolaba are still warm, the sun is usually shining and the day time temperature is rarely below 20degC. The event regularly attracts sailors from all over Australia as well as some top international names, despite this the event is open to all Etchells sailors.
Mooloolaba fleet captain Trevor Martin says the winter championship is about giving all Etchells skippers and crews the chance to enjoy top class competition.
“We aren’t all professional sailors. Like a lot of the Etchells sailors, we enjoy racing our boats on the weekends and at the class regattas. Even though we may find ourselves placing down the results, the opportunity of challenging top class sailors racing equally on one-design boats is just brilliant. Sometimes those sailors get knocked off their perch by the weekend warriors. That is a great feeling when it happens.”
The event is set to welcome a fleet of 55 boats campaigned by some of the best one-design sailors in Australia including previous America’s Cup and Olympic class competitors. Last years winner West Australian Skip Lissiman will be back to defend the title and John Bertrand is also returning this year.
More information is available from the event website.
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