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Perpetual LOYAL leads Rolex Sydney Hobart

27 Dec, 2013 05:00:00 AM

Perpetual LOYAL leads Rolex Sydney Hobart

It’s happening again – Anthony Bell and his Perpetual LOYAL crew are making the running difficult for treble crown holder Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, late last night overtaking their foe for a 10 nautical mile lead this morning and were sailing almost abeam of Eden.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart: From Sydney, Into the Fray

26 Dec, 2013 08:00:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart: From Sydney, Into the Fray

The low pressure system that brought rain to the Sydney area yesterday moved out to sea, providing picture perfect conditions today – a 15-18 knot southeasterly, sunshine and blue skies – for the 94-boat fleet starting the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.

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Big boats nip at Wild Oats XI in Rolex Sydney Hobart

26 Dec, 2013 06:00:00 PM

Big boats nip at Wild Oats XI in Rolex Sydney Hobart

For the first time in a long time, Wild Oats XI is being given a real run for her money by not just one challenger, but a bunch of big boats and at 18.00hrs this afternoon, had just a 1 nautical mile lead over Wild Thing and Beau Geste, with Ragamuffin 100 a further mile away as the two VOR 70’s, Black Jack and Giacomo along with Perpetual LOYAL gave chase 1 nautical mile behind Ragamuffin 100.

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Thrilling Take-No-Prisoners Start to Rolex Sydney Hobart

26 Dec, 2013 03:30:00 PM

Thrilling Take-No-Prisoners Start to Rolex Sydney Hobart

Wild Oats XI has claimed first bragging rights in the 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart, leading the fleet out to sea after one of the fastest, most exciting starts ever.

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Ragamuffin crew over the moon with Rolex Sydney Hobart forecast

26 Dec, 2013 11:00:00 AM

Ragamuffin crew over the moon with Rolex Sydney Hobart forecast

The Ragamuffin 100 crew is backing its chances of superseding Wild Oats XI following a race day forecast that guarantees the smaller yachts will “cop a beating” in predicted treacherous conditions in the 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Bacardi a Rum Old Time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

26 Dec, 2013 08:30:00 AM

Bacardi a Rum Old Time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

Today a 35 year old Melbourne yacht by the name of Bacardi will set Rolex Sydney Hobart history - when she crosses the line of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 628 nautical mile race at 1.00pm, she will be commencing her 28th race to Hobart.

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No slumber Down-Under for Varuna’s champion navigator

26 Dec, 2013 07:00:00 AM

No slumber Down-Under for Varuna’s champion navigator

It is with bags under his eyes and the bitter taste of too much coffee that Varuna’s Spanish navigator Guillermo Altadill expects to cross the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line.

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24 Dec, 2013 08:00:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart: Game Plan

Dockside at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race crews were busy prepping for the 628-nautical mile offshore classic that starts on December 26.

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Darren Senogles Sydney Hobart record unlikely to be broken

24 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

Darren Senogles Sydney Hobart record unlikely to be broken

At the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, a special honour roll is reserved for those sailors who have done 25 Sydney Hobarts and this year, when Ichi Ban crew member Darren Senogles sets sail for Hobart, he will be the youngest sailor ever to join that illustrious company.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Slim record chance - tight race - big bash for little boats

24 Dec, 2013 11:45:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Slim record chance - tight race - big bash for little boats

There will be no race record for the 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race according to the latest from the Bureau of Meteorology’s Andrew Treloar – although Wild Oats XI’s skipper, Mark Richards, said “anything could happen.”

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