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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet starting to feel the strain Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet starting to feel the strain
    • 27 Dec, 2003 09:31:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet starting to feel the strain

    “We were coming down off three metre waves when we heard the crash. We don’t know if there is any damage to the hull,” said skipper Ludde Ingvall.

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  • Michael spies victory ahead Michael spies victory ahead
    • 27 Dec, 2003 06:49:00 PM

    Michael spies victory ahead

    Michael Spies boasts that this boat is the best optimised 40-footer in the fleet and the boat appears to be proving that claim by consistently figuring high in Yacht Tracker assessments of corrected time positions.

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  • “Incredible match race” across Bass Strait “Incredible match race” across Bass Strait
    • 27 Dec, 2003 04:49:00 PM

    “Incredible match race” across Bass Strait

    Chairman of the CYCA Race Committee Tim Cox predicts a Sunday evening finish by the line honours winner, “possibly by sunset but more likely after ten o’clock.”

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  • Age has not wearied them Age has not wearied them
    • 27 Dec, 2003 07:53:00 AM

    Age has not wearied them

    The smaller and older boats in the 56-strong fleet are reveling in the southerly conditions

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  • We have got a race on our hands! We have got a race on our hands!
    • 27 Dec, 2003 07:12:00 AM

    We have got a race on our hands!

    Smaller boats dominating handicap positions; fleet now spread from Jervis Bay to Bermagui Island with the first boats expected to enter Bass Strait this afternoon.

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  • Day 2 in photos Day 2 in photos
    • 27 Dec, 2003 12:00:00 AM

    Day 2 in photos

    A collection of photos from 27 December 2003

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  • Grundig catches super maxis with pants down Grundig catches super maxis with pants down
    • 26 Dec, 2003 09:23:00 PM

    Grundig catches super maxis with pants down

    The recent $250,000 overhaul undertaken by her skipper Sean Langman is already paying dividends for this Sydney boat that has traditionally been labelled a ‘downwind flyer’

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    • 26 Dec, 2003 08:45:00 PM

    Biddie Badenach, Commodore of the RYCT

    Biddie Badenach is Commodore of the RYCT. He has had a long history with the race to Hobart and works hard on all aspects of the finish of the race.

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  • Maurice Cameron of Witchdoctor Maurice Cameron of Witchdoctor
    • 26 Dec, 2003 08:34:00 PM

    Maurice Cameron of Witchdoctor

    Co-owner of Witchdoctor. A Sydney Hobart veteran, as many of the Witchdoctor crew are.

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  • Skip Sheldon of Zaraffa Skip Sheldon of Zaraffa
    • 26 Dec, 2003 08:27:00 PM

    Skip Sheldon of Zaraffa

    American skipper of the yacht Zaraffa, Skip Sheldon, explains his reasons for coming to Australia to compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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