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Lord Howe Island Race or cruise there
By Helen Hopcroft, Australia ,
9:01 AM Mon 5 Nov 2007
The Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe Island race is over for another year and the fleet will shortly return to mainland Australia with tall tales and spectacular photographs of the world heritage listed island. For many competitors the first time they see the island is when they arrive on their boats. This year former Lord Howe resident Craig Wilson was on hand to help guide the fleet to safe anchorage ...
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Hempel Gosford Lord Howe race Provisional winners
By Peter Campbell,
6:32 PM Tue 30 Oct 2007
Provisional handicap winners of the Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race are AFR Midnight Rambler (IRC) from Sydney and Dream Lover (PHS) from Brisbane, today joining line honours victor Getaway-Sailing.com as major trophy winners. ...
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Manly’s Morna in late bid for Lord Howe Race win
By Peter Campbell,
10:43 AM Tue 30 Oct 2007
The smallest boat in the fleet, Greg Zyner’s Cavalier 35 Morna from the Manly Yacht Club, has thrown out a late challenge to take IRC handicap honours in the 414 nm Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race across the Tasman Sea. ...
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Getaway-Sailing.com takes Lord Howe line honours
By Peter Campbell,
6:09 PM Mon 29 Oct 2007
The former round-the-world racing Volvo 60 Getaway-Sailing.com, skippered by Peter Goldsworthy from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, has taken line honours in the Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race. ...
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Getaway-Sailing.com nearing Lord Howe Island
By Peter Campbell,
9:30 AM Mon 29 Oct 2007
Fleet leader Getaway-Sailing.com had less that 50nm to sail to the finish line of the Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe ocean race at this morning’s 0800 ‘sked’. ...
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Pacha hits straps in Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe
By Peter Campbell,
6:55 PM Sun 28 Oct 2007
The classic veteran yacht Pacha, winner of the Sydney Hobart Race in 1970, has powered into a strong position this afternoon in the 414nm Hempel 24th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race which started from Broken Bay yesterday. ...
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Gosford Sailing Club hosts 34th Lord Howe race
By Helen Hopcroft, Australia ,
10:51 AM Sun 28 Oct 2007
Gosford Sailing Club is the proud host of the 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island race. It seems that many of the world’s great ocean races start as the result of a conversation in a bar or over dinner and the Lord Howe race is no exception. Legend has it that three sailors had cruised their boats to the island and were enjoying the hospitality of an island guesthouse owner. ...
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Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe race, Day 2 am.
By Rob Kothe,
8:21 AM Sun 28 Oct 2007
Bob Thomas and Ed Psaltis Farr 40 AFR Midnight Rambler leads the 34th Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe race fleet on IRC handicap. Second is Nick Athenios' Beneteau 47.7 Kioni with Great Expectations third. In the PHS fleet Dream Lover leads Inner Circle with Getaway-Sailing.com third. ...
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Hempel 2007 Lord Howe Island Race start
By Peter Campbell,
11:36 PM Sat 27 Oct 2007
Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race is a significant event on the ocean racing calendar being the only Category 1 ocean race in Australia outside of the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Many of the yachts racing to Lord Howe are also competing in the Hobart Race. ...
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34th Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe race tomorrow
By Peter Campbell,
2:02 PM Fri 26 Oct 2007
The 18 boat fleet (Endorfin is a late withdrawal) will start at 1:00pm from a line between Barrenjoey and Lion Island, heading up the NSW Central Coast to a rounding mark off The Haven at Terrigal before setting a north-easterly course across the Tasman Sea. ...
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