FOXTEL 2UE
TITAN FORD
MAP POSITIONS
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STAN HAS RECENTLY BECOME THE PROUD PART OWNER
OF " MORNING MIST III " THE YACHT
HAS RECENTLY BEEN
RENAMED THE "FOXTEL 2UE TITAN FORD
" . SOMEHOW I THINK
THE OLD NAME SEEMS MORE SUITABLE
FOR A YACHT . SINCE
TAKING THE BOAT OVER THE 3 NEW OWNERS
( JULIE HODDER ,
PETER SORENSON AND STAN ZEMANEK
)THE BOAT HAS BEEN
ENJOYING A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUCCESS
.
THEY
WON THIER
DIVISION IN THE "HAYMAN ISLAND BIG
BOAT SERIES "IN 1998 .
AS WELL AS HAVING SECURED PLACINGS
IN OTHER RACES UP
AND DOWN THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA
.
IN 1998 STAN AND THE OTHER CO - OWNERS DECIDED TO
ENTER THE BIGGEST RACE ON THE AUSTRALIAN
YACHTING
CALENDAR THE " SYDNEY TO HOBART
YACHT RACE " WHILE STAN
AND THE FELLOW OWNERS WOULD HAVE
KNOWN THAT UNDER
NORMAL CONDITIONS THIS WOULD BE
A TOUGH AND GRUELLING RACE FOR ANY BOAT
.
THIS YEARS RACE THOUGH WAS TO BECOME THE WORSE
IN IT'S 54 YEAR HISTORY
. THE RACE THIS YEAR WOULD CLAIM 6
LIFES , COUNTLESS INJURIES AND CAUSE
OVER HALF THE FLEET
TO RETIRE . STAN HIMSELF HAD BRUISED
RIBS AFTER THE STORM
THOUGH HE AND HIS YACHT MANAGED
TO MAKE IT TO THE END .
COMING IN 14TH OVERALL AND 3RD IN
THE CHANNEL DIVISION .
THOUGH IT IS STILL A BIT OF A MYSTERY
WHAT THE CHANNEL
DIVISION IS AND ACCORDING TO ONE
OF THE CREW ON THE
YACHT IT'S ALL A BIT OF A CHOOK
RAFFLE .
THE FIRST YACHT TO FINISH WAS "SAYONARA" WITH
"BRINDABELLA" AND "AUSMAID"
MAKING UP THE PLACES . THE .
OVERALL WINNER ON HANDICAP
WAS THE N.S.W. YACHT
"MIDNIGHT RAMBLER"
WHILE THIS MAYBE A SPORT FOR THE RICH ALONE AND
FOR MOST OF THE YEAR HOLD
LITTLE INTEREST FOR MOST
AUSTRALIANS . THIS IS NOT
A SPORT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED .
STAN AND THE FOXTEL
2UE TITAN FORD AND ITS CREW WILL
BE LINING UP AGAIN THIS YEAR
FOR ANOTHER GO AT THE
SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE
. `
AT MOMENT I AM TRYING TO GET STAN'S VERSION
ON WHAT THE RACE WAS TRULY
LIKE . AS SOON AS I CAN I WILL
ADD IT TO THIS PAGE .
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