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J24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP to be held in Australia Jan 2006

j24Tas@Ozemail.com.au


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  • Owners: Lisa Blackwood, Sally Rattle, Di Williams
  • Regular Helmsperson: Lisa
  • Crew: Sally, Di, Pip, Linda, Jodi

  • Past Names / Owners: Flying Circus,
  •                                         Sailtrain - Derwent Sailing Squadron
  • Meaning behind boat name: Decided around the bar at Shippies Hotel over a champane after purchasing yacht!
  • Sponsors:Love to have a 'dotcom' company sponsor us, especially one that would like to promote women in sport!
  • Helmsperson's biggest fear: Losing Crew Overboar, running aground
  • Crew's biggest fear: The Helmsperson!
  • Most expensive recent gear breakage: The boom was stolen while removed for a repaint!
  • Moments of Great Success: Winning overnight Pipeopener series 2003 race and div 4 winter pennant 2004!
  • Moments of Great Failure: Running aground 5 times at Port Huon after sailing from Hobart with no wind, no motor, and in the dark! Frustration that we overcame when we found out where Jack lived.
  • Longest Sailing Expedition: 9 hour trip - Hobart to Dover with no wind!
  • Shortest Sailing Expedition: Leaving the jetty for a race, then seeing the crew turn up two minutes later - had to return to get them.
  • Quote of the year: NA but we did lose a crew member over the side and the helmsperson didn't realise for quite sometime- another boat ended up picking the crew member up!