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Monday News from Sail-World Australia

by Rob Kothe & the Sail-World Team on 19 Jun 2006
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If Australian had beaten Brazil last night in the football, it might have rivalled Australia II’s result in 1983. It was a good match and we had fun with our story, have a look at it.

New Volvo Ocean Race format for the next race in 2008. Read Glen Bourke’s comments.

In a movie scripted finish, Pirates of the Caribbean won the last leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006. Read all the news including the reports from Brunel.

The 1998 Sydney Hobart film makers, seeking guaranteed foul weather, are going to New Zealand.

More Sydney 47CR's and one bound for Osaka.

BMW Sydney Winter series pictures and words. Westernaustralia.com is back in the hunt in the Clipper race. NZ supermaxi Maximus was dorked overnight in the Newport to Bermuda race. A new single-handed RTW Race is being proposed.

Darren Bundock and Glen Ashby (AUS)won the Texel in Holland.

Gipsy Moth IV is on track for her passage to Sydney, we have the latest pictures.
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