Bruce Arms wins the Trans Tasman yacht race from New Zealand to Mooloolaba in 2010. Nicholas Falconer
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Solo sailor only hours away
SOLO sailor Bruce Arms, in his 14 metre catamaran Big Wave Rider, is expected to arrive at Mooloolaba between 9am and midday today, setting a new round Australia record.
Bruce, renowned sailor and two-time winner of the Solo Trans-Tasman yacht race, is in week 5 of his world-record attempt to sail around Australia solo, non-stop, and un-assisted in under 42 days.
At 6 am on Thursday, 18 August 2011, he was 42.4 kilometres SE of Mooloolaba and 73 hours ahead of the existing record of 42 days 5 hours 33 minutes.
