The famous racing maxi yacht Brindabella has a new owner. Andrew Short, of Andrew Short Marine, is due to take delivery of the boat in the next few days.

A smiling Andrew Short this week revealed his plans for the boat.

'Brindabella will be slightly remodelled and then raced at this year's Hamilton Island Race Week. I've got a meeting with a designer later next week. Not till after then will we know for sure. But we're looking at possible keel modifications, maybe a bowsprit and then new sails.'

He said that it was a great feeling to own a yacht with a legendary racing pedigree. Brindabella still holds the race records for the Sydney Mooloolaba, Sydney Gold Coast, Sydney Wollongong, Sydney Newcastle and the Bird Island races.

'I'm really looking forward to it. I've done a lot of racing against Brindabella and watched it slowly disappear off on the horizon I am looking forward to being further up the front end of the fleet'

Short has been racing sailing boats for 40 years, and selling power boats, running his own business for the past 25 years and it has to be said he 'knows boats.'

His impressive Andrew Short Marine facility in Taren Point in the 'Shire' in Sydney's South is unique in the industry; it's the largest undercover boating display in Australia. Last year Short won the coveted international award for the best Sea Ray distributor for the third year in a row.

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