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Melbourne to Geelong race - All ready

Sailing

10:53 AM Fri 10 Sep 2010 GMT

'Goldie Transom - Melbourne to Geelong' John Curnow/ORCV

Early in the morning of Saturday September 11, 66 boats are going to prepare themselves for the start of the annual Melbourne to Geelong race. This year 24 vessels are joining their racing cousins in the brand new Cruising Division. 20 will be in the Cruising with Spinnakers Division and four in the non-spinnaker category. This is a wonderful result and one that got Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Vice Commodore, Don Fraser, very enthused, 'It's just marvelous to see the way these two categories have been taken up. We have a wonderful assortment of cruising craft, ranging from the ...

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by John Curnow