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  • Old lady of the sea Koomooloo beats her own time Old lady of the sea Koomooloo beats her own time
    • 30 Dec, 2005 02:10:00 PM

    Old lady of the sea Koomooloo beats her own time

    At 12 minutes past noon today, a beautiful varnished timber yacht sailed back into the winners circle of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race after an absence of 37 years.

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  • Lou Abrahams' Challenge Lou Abrahams' Challenge
    • 30 Dec, 2005 10:59:00 AM

    Lou Abrahams' Challenge

    Evergreen Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams says he wants to equal but not better the late John Bennetto’s record 44 starts in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Expat Tasmanian returns to win PHS Division Expat Tasmanian returns to win PHS Division
    • 30 Dec, 2005 10:05:00 AM

    Expat Tasmanian returns to win PHS Division

    For three generations, the Ferrall family of Launceston have had a close association with things maritime, especially the meandering Tamar River that links Tasmania’s second city to the sea.

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  • Two former overall winners fight for overall IRC Division E supremacy Two former overall winners fight for overall IRC Division E supremacy
    • 30 Dec, 2005 10:00:00 AM

    Two former overall winners fight for overall IRC Division E supremacy

    Wild Rose, the Farr 43 sailed by Sydney yachtsman Roger Hickman is safely tied up in Hobart, but her race is not yet over. Hickman has to wait until 2:02pm today to find out whether he has won Division E or been pipped at the post.

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    • 29 Dec, 2005 08:25:00 PM

    Exhilarating Bass Strait crossing followed by blast reach down Tasmanian East Coast

    PHS entrant Diomedea reports Thursday evening after another two days of champagne sailing across Bass Strait and fast broad reaching down the east Tasmanian coast.

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  • Wild Oats XI wins the treble Wild Oats XI wins the treble
    • 29 Dec, 2005 07:20:00 PM

    Wild Oats XI wins the treble

    Wild Oats XI has been confirmed as handicap winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, making her the first yacht to win the fabled treble since Captain John Illingworth and his yacht Rani won the inaugural race across Bass Strait 60 years ago.

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  • Fourth retirement leaves 55 still racing to Hobart Fourth retirement leaves 55 still racing to Hobart
    • 29 Dec, 2005 06:58:00 PM

    Fourth retirement leaves 55 still racing to Hobart

    Star Dean-Willcocks has become the fourth boat to retire from the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Official - Wild Oats XI takes Hobart Race hat-trick Official - Wild Oats XI takes Hobart Race hat-trick
    • 29 Dec, 2005 06:03:00 PM

    Official - Wild Oats XI takes Hobart Race hat-trick

    The Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Geoff Lavis this evening announced that there is now no boat at sea that can beat Wild Oats XI as Overall Winner of the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • 'Ordinary' first day cramps Wedgetail’s style. 'Ordinary' first day cramps Wedgetail’s style.
    • 29 Dec, 2005 05:18:00 PM

    'Ordinary' first day cramps Wedgetail’s style.

    Queenslander Bill Wild arrived in Hobart excited by what his new Welbourn 40 had shown on the last two days of the race, but disappointed that a slow first day for the smaller boats in the fleet had probably cost them a chance to threaten Wild Oats XI for the handicap win.

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  • Three hours of frustration for Shogun Three hours of frustration for Shogun
    • 29 Dec, 2005 04:10:00 PM

    Three hours of frustration for Shogun

    The competition between three DK 46 design boats in the Rolex Sydney Hobart has been close with Ray Roberts’ Quantum Racing taking the honours.

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