Sail-World.com : Black Jack to defend the Courier Mail Cup
Black Jack to defend the Courier Mail Cup
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'Black Jack'
Andrea Francolini
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Popular Brisbane yacht owner Peter Harburg, buoyed with an outstanding 2012 season of blue water racing, has entered his speed sailing sloop Black jack for the 308 n/ml Qantaslink Brisbane To Gladstone race.
Black Jack skippered by the experienced big boat helmsman Mark Bradfrord is the prerace favourite following their outstanding season of racing in 2012 where the crew combined cleverly to record a runaway Gladstone race win followed by an equally brilliant performance to claim the IRC class trophy in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in late December.
The professional analysis of the yachts North Sails wardrobe backed with a go hard attitude by her crew has been rewarded with Black Jack now ranked as Australia’s fastest pocket maxi.
Her crew who have spent the past four years on a steep learning curve to master the sloops speed sailing potential including the critical technique of adjusting the canting keel ballast for maximum performance.
They have finally graduated with their outstanding Sydney Hobart Race result which they hope to repeat when they defend their 2012 Courier Mail Cup win over the tactically demanding Brisbane to Gladstone coastal passage race course over the Easter Weekend.
Meanwhile as the countdown to the race start at 11am on Good Friday Black Jack remains as the 2013 Gladstone Race favourite while former race winner’s Bill Wild (Wedgetail) Ian Kenny (The Gambler) and Scott Patrick helming the Gladstone sloop Wistari are among the likely challengers.
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