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- 18 Dec, 2004 10:10:00 AM
Please Santa, Give Us Wind. Lots of It!

This year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is so many races within the race. Sure, every skipper and crew is out there to beat every other combination, but there is that special satisfaction from being number one in a fleet of identical boats. These will be contests for the aficionados.
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- 17 Dec, 2004 05:42:00 PM
Wild Oats consolidates lead in Rolex Trophy

Former winemaker and now Hamilton Island owner Bob Oatley has taken a firmer grip on the IRC division of the Rolex Trophy with another display of high performance sailing on the second day of the four-day regatta off Sydney Heads.
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- 17 Dec, 2004 01:14:00 PM
Betting agency lists Kiwi boat line honours favourite

Australians apparently will bet on any contest, including the battle for line honours in the 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race that starts from Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, 26 December 2004.
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- 16 Dec, 2004 04:06:00 PM
Wild Oats’ double in Rolex Trophy opening day

Australia’s newest ocean racing yacht, Wild Oats, used her canting keel to full advantage to win both races of the Rolex Trophy rating series which began off Sydney Heads today in perfect sailing conditions.
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- 16 Dec, 2004 12:25:00 PM
Rolex Sydney Hobart Historical Display Open

Entry to the exhibition at the CYCA is free and all are welcome to come down and soak up some of the history of one of Australia’s greatest sporting icons.
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- 16 Dec, 2004 09:46:00 AM
e-Bay auction returns boat sponsorship, but storm puts another boat out of Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

The news is not so good for Queenslander Craig Coulsen’s 43-footer Trumpcard, which has suffered yet another stroke of bad luck.
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- 14 Dec, 2004 07:45:00 PM
Six teams named for Rolex Challenge

The inaugural Rolex Challenge teams challenge will be a state-of-the-art international clash of super maxis and grand prix racing yachts embracing this week’s Rolex Trophy and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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- 13 Dec, 2004 07:17:00 PM
Perini wins Farr 40 class on drama-filled final day

Sydney yachtsman Richard Perini today won the Farr 40 One Design class of the prestigious Rolex Trophy on a dramatic, windy end to the international series off Sydney.
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- 12 Dec, 2004 08:18:00 PM
Rolex Trophy winners heading for Hobart

With just two weeks to the start of the 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day, 26 December, two of the dozen Sydney 38 class yachts entered for the ocean classic were in winning form in today’s Rolex Trophy racing.
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- 11 Dec, 2004 08:20:00 AM
Spinnaker sock puts foot in it

A faulty spinnaker sock has thwarted punters hoping for a 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours form guide from yesterday’s Canon Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour
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