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- 26 Dec, 2017 11:16:00 AM
Wax Lyrical leaving the dock for the start of the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Les Goodridge's X50 Wax Lyrical leaving the dock for the start of the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart
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- 26 Dec, 2017 10:52:00 AM
Race Day Photographs from the CYCA

Dockside, and club-side, preparations on the morning of the 2017 race
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- 25 Dec, 2017 10:20:00 AM
What you need to know about the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Boxing Day in Australia is the perfect excuse to fire up the barbeque, devour leftover Christmas feasts and kick back to watch one of the world’s toughest yacht races.
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- 24 Dec, 2017 01:28:00 PM
Bureau forecast favours the big fast boats

Could we see all four 100 foot yachts fighting each other up a sulky Derwent River on Wednesday night? That tantalising climax of the race for line honours has been more than hinted at by the weather patterns taking shape in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race over the next few days.
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- 24 Dec, 2017 01:14:00 PM
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Race Briefing 2017

View the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race competitors race briefing, held at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on Sunday, 24 December 2017.
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- 24 Dec, 2017 11:11:00 AM
Homework versus local knowledge

The docks of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia are awash with Americans - we always get some for the Rolex Sydney Hobart - but this year there are five American yachts: Christopher Dragon, Dorade, Wizard, Triple Lindy and Warrior Won, not to mention the North American stowaways on Sir Robin Knox Johnston’s 11- strong Clipper Fleet.
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- 24 Dec, 2017 08:05:00 AM
Tom Slingsby counts down to Hobart

Olympic gold medallist, America's Cup competitor and former Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Tom Slingsby counts down to this year's big race
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- 23 Dec, 2017 03:27:00 PM
Who will win the Tattersall Cup?

It is just three days to the start of the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart, so of course it is time for the bar-room pundits to start speculating about who will take out Australian yachting’s most prized trophy, the Tattersall Cup for the overall winner on handicap - everyone has a theory - everyone has a favourite.
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- 23 Dec, 2017 10:55:00 AM
And the winner is...

In most sports working out who has won is dead easy - the winner breaks the tape first, scores more points or runs in a limited time or wins more sets than their opponent - even in most handicap races, because of staggered starts and different weights, the first across the line is the winner.
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- 22 Dec, 2017 03:44:00 PM
Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Crews Announced: Wounded warriors ready to set sail for Hobart

Sixteen wounded, injured and ill defence personnel and veterans were announced today as the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 crews for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017.
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