Current national and state 12 foot skiff champion Nick Press is leaving his dinghy behind at Christmas and taking on the perils of Bass Straight as skipper of Mr Beak's Ribs.  After retiring from last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart with rig failure, owner David Beak and his crew are determined to finish this time.  Good results at this year’s Hamilton Island and Skandia Geelong weeks.

Link here (Flash) or here (ASF format) to an interview with David Beak prior to the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart (the boat was called Sirromet Life Style Wines for that race)