Audi IRC Australian Championship: Australia's yachts back in action

6:26 AM Fri 21 Jan 2011 GMT

'2010 Audi IRC Australian Championship winner Loki' Andrea Francolini &copy

Australia?s national sailing championship for IRC rated yachts begins this weekend in Victoria with new rules, new classes and new challenges for crews. The 2011 Audi IRC Australian Championship kicks off with Audi Victoria Week, from January 20 to 26, pitting Australia?s leading yachts and sailors against each other in a series of races on Port Phillip Bay. An impressive list of 48 yachts from across Australia are set to contest Audi Victoria Week, including 2010 Audi IRC Australian Championship winner Loki and the overall winners of the last two Sydney Hobart, Secret Men?s Business 3.5 and Two True. Following ...

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by Craig Heydon