So obsessed are they by winning, Seven has even taken to the medium in which Steve Irwin met his terrible end – it is sponsoring a skiff in Sydney Harbour. In Perth, it is rumoured to be supporting the national Tinny Championships, in which small ugly boats race each other to Rottnest Island, after ten tonnes of burley has been dumped in the water by Channel Nine executives under cover of night. Actually, this article contains a perfectly respectable press release..
19 September 2006 – The Seven Network and Australia’s best known sailor, Iain Murray, are back on Sydney Harbour. The people behind Color 7, which changed the face of sailing in Australia and dominated 18’ skiff racing, winning six consecutive world championships, are committing themselves to a new team to watch: Gotta Love It 7.