The Showdown this weekend

10:08 AM Thu 28 Oct 2010 GMT

'Mirror dinghies will be strongly represented in The Showdown regatta - The Showdown' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

More than 160 racing yachts, sportsboats and off-the-beach catamarans, dinghies and windsurfers will provide a spectacle of sail on Hobart's River Derwent this weekend when the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania conducts its second annual The Showdown sailing regatta. The regatta is regarded as an important lead-up for Tasmanian sailors contesting national championships this coming summer and has attracted many of State's leading adult and youth sailors. Racing for the keelboat classes will open with a twilight spinnaker race starting at 5.30pm on Friday evening, 29 October. On Saturday and Sunday, 30-31 October, the keelboats will be joined by sports ...

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by Peter Campbell

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