Lord Howe Island Race - Ocean Affinity takes line honours

11:16 PM Mon 1 Nov 2010 GMT

'Ocean Affinity, line honours winner of the Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race 2010.' Saltwater Images ? Click Here to view large photo

Lord Howe Island Race - The Queensland yacht Ocean Affinity crossed the finish line shortly after sunrise this morning to take line honours for the second year in the 414 nautical mile Hempel Paints 37th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race. The next objective for Stewart Lewis and his crew of the Marten 49 from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is to contest the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in late December. The rugged Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race is a qualifying event for the Rolex Sydney Hobart, taking the fleet across 400 nautical miles of open ocean ...

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by Peter Campbell