Late dash and two days to spare to make Audi Victoria Week cut-off

8:02 AM Mon 24 Jan 2011 GMT

'Donald Fraser and the Dry White crew on a windy Corio Bay - Audi Victoria Week' Teri Dodds &copy

Audi Victoria Week. A French wharfies? strike almost cost Donald Fraser his chance to compete at this year?s Audi Victoria Week with his brand new Beneteau First 40, Dry White. Luckily some quick thinking by the manufacturer allowed the popular production class boat to make the cut-off for Australia?s largest and most established sailing regatta. The brand new out-of-the-box Beneteau, named after the owner?s wine of choice, missed its original shipping date due to strike action on the wharves, however the French manufacturer was able to freight Dry White to Belgium and from there it was shipped to Australia. Fraser, ...

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