Robert Oatley’s Wild Oats XI was announced this morning as the Overall Winner of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart. It had become clear overnight that none of the yachts still at sea could better the corrected time established by the 30.48m (100 foot) maxi skippered by Mark Richards.
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The opening hours of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart are proving a real test for all competitors, with some reporting three hours into the race that the swell is bigger than they expected, and the 20 knot southerly combined with an enormous chop has made for a cold, bumpy and tiring ride.
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While the battle for line honours has moved from the water to the committee room, at sea the race for the coveted Tattersall’s Cup, awarded to the handicap winner, is still very much a contest between crews, boats and the elements. And the elements, or more precisely, the wind on the Derwent River may yet be the final arbiter.
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As is usual for its annual Boxing Day fixture, today Sydney Harbour was thick with spectator craft for the 1300 local time departure of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. All of the 88 strong fleet made it to the start line. Earlier this morning, this had looking marginal as four Melbourne-based crews had been […]
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Following a three hour hearing at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania before the International Jury, the Race Committee’s protest against Investec Loyal was dismissed and Anthony Bell and the crew of his 100ft maxi were finally declared the line honours victors in the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race…
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Investec Loyal is clinging to a 1.8 nautical mile lead over Wild Oats XI as the two super maxi’s play cat and mouse down the Tasmanian coast in light and fickle northerly breeze this morning.
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