Sandringham Yacht Club from Victoria has a 12-boat contingent competing at Hog's Breath Race Week in all divisions. Vice Commodore Phil Coombs will be racing No Fearr at this year's regatta. Coombs also raced aboard No Fearr in this year’s Melbourne to Osaka yacht race. `We are looking forward to having fun with the boat in one of the best places in Australia, at one of the best regattas, where the weather is usually sensational. Not much wrong with that picture` said Coombs.

Commenting on the fact that the Tropical Shirt Regatta will resemble a Sandringham Yacht Club AGM, Coombs went on to say “Hog's Breath Race Week is very popular with Sandringham Yacht Club people, as it gives us the chance to race at an affordable regatta in the Whitsunday's and to enjoy the hospitality of Airlie Beach township`.

Hobart’s Bruce Calvert will be racing his Thompson designed ABN Amro Morgans for the first time at Hog's Breath Race Week. `Hog's Breath Race Week has a great reputation and there is a slight difference in the temperature between Tasmania and Queensland at this time of year!!` said Calvert, who will be towing his boat up to Airlie Beach over a four-day period. Steve and Yvonne Battley, from Halls Head WA will also be racing their Thompson sports boat Excel at Hog's Breath Race Week this year.

Source: Sam Crichton