A 122-year-old yacht from the UK is competing in a big race in Australia
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The topic is sailing
A man named Peter Vaiciurgis is on the yacht with the skipper
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The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race starts today
The Maritimo Katwinchar is 122 years old and wants to win
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The weather is good, so the first boats will arrive on Saturday
The skipper of the yacht wants to win the race before it goes to a museum
The yacht is one of 29 boats in the race
The skipper said the race is very important
The boat has been fixed up by its owner
The boat was built in England in 1904 and came to Australia in 1951
It sailed in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in 1951
The owner spent 15,000 hours and $2 million to fix it up
Two men, Peter and Michael, are sailing on the yacht
The conditions on the boat are tough
The skipper said it is a great boat but hard to sail
The skipper is feeling confident about the race
He thinks they can finish the race in 44 hours
The skipper wants to win the race
He won a different race last year
This is a hard race
There are 29 boats in the race, including some from Sydney and New Zealand
The commodore of the yacht club said it will be a tough competition
The race is 308 miles and the weather is always changing
The race is one of the oldest in Australia
A man named Peter Kerr loves sailing
He won a different race and is now sailing in the Brisbane to Gladstone
He said this race is much harder
The sailors have to make good decisions to win
The first boats will arrive in Gladstone on Saturday
The sailors will get a medal and some beer when they arrive
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