Launceston to Hobart: Sandy McManus and the Twitch syndicate
Twitch on the River Derwent sailing in the BYC Crown Series Regatta © Jane Austin Sandy McManus started sailing an NS14 with a neighbour as a 12-year-old from the Lauderdale Yacht Club. Wind the clock forward to 2020 and McManus is lining up for her fourth Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race on Twitch. So, what drives this calm and quiet achiever and how does she rate her team's chances in the upcoming Launceston to Hobart Race? McManus moved from the NS14 into a 13-foot Hawke catamaran in her youth, but it was some years later before she set foot on a bigger keelboat, crewing for Ia...
Source: sail-world.com