Melbourne father and son duo Jock and Hamish MacAdie have sailed their Jones/Hart 14m yacht Alex - Team MacAdie to a line honours win in the 5,500 nautical mile Melbourne Osaka double handed yacht race [on] April 27, finishing at 07 hours 12 minutes 02 seconds (AEST) and 21h 12m 02s (UTC) in the elapsed time of 32 days 18 hours 12 minutes 02 seconds.
Contesting their first ever Melbourne Osaka, the two might not have broken the race record of just under 27 days set by Grant Wharington in 1995, but they did steal race from under the nose of the Japanese 16m schooner, COCORIN interland, taking the lead in the final stages of the race, shortly before 8.00pm (AEST) last evening . . . more
I could've smashed that time but some prat protested my entry - something about no sails, more than 2 crew and not being able to start from Sydney!
