Sport
Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race winner a 56-year-old handmade vessel named Wistari – ABC News
This 56-year-old yacht was built by its skipper’s father using the ‘cheapest’ surplus war materials. Against all odds, it has sailed through turbulent seas to claim…
It was the first time a local had won the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race in decades and to do it Scott Patrick literally sailed through a storm.
But when he hoisted the Courier Mail Cup last night, he thought only of his father, Noel.
Scott Patrick sailing the Wistari yacht.(Supplied: Patrick family
)
Noel Patrick built the winning 56-year-old yacht, named Wistari, with bits and pieces he gathered from around the port city.
“The hull’s made out of war surplus ply that was used to make mosquito…
-
Noosa News21 hours agoIndooroopilly, Carindale, Nundah to get taller buildings, more homes under development plan
-
Business15 hours ago1 thing Elon Musk said about self-driving cars every Tesla investor should hear
-
General16 hours agoCleaner fuel pledge amid ‘unliveable’ climate warning
-
Noosa News11 hours agoBHP cuts 750 jobs blaming ‘unsustainable’ Queensland government royalties