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- 23 Dec, 2007 03:45:00 PM
HUGO BOSS II making final preparations

"We have brought together a great dynamic team aboard HUGO BOSS II for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. We’re hoping for strong conditions which will favour us and the other Volvo 60s."
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- 23 Dec, 2007 11:51:00 AM
Tony Cable - 44th Race - Interview

An interview by ABC Tasmania with Tony Cable, about to equal the record for the most "Hobarts"
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- 23 Dec, 2007 10:41:00 AM
Ray Roberts - Quantum Racing

Ray Roberts, owner/skipper of Quantum Racing, at a press conference on 23 December 2007
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- 23 Dec, 2007 12:07:00 AM
Mike Green - Wot Yot

Mike Green, navigator on the TP52 Wot Yot, at a press conference on 23 December 2007
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- 21 Dec, 2007 04:34:00 PM
It’s all about winning with your mates

"Peter Kurts always said you should stay away from a boat where the saloon has been designed by an Italian interior designer. This is the first time I will have hot water out of a tap. It’s almost like it’s wrong, immoral."
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- 21 Dec, 2007 01:39:00 PM
Maxis and race record may be gone with the wind

“With a number of fronts coming through after midday on the 27th, the race could be turned on its ear. There is potential for the big boats to ‘park up’ .…the race could start again off the Tasmanian coast,” said Oxley today.
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- 17 Dec, 2007 05:31:00 PM
New Zealand maxi out of Rolex Sydney Hobart

Peering in under the huge hull at the 20cm crack just back from leading edge at the top of the fin, Buckley, an engineer, and his boat captain Ross Field made the call that the boat is not fit to contest the Rolex Sydney Hobart.
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- 17 Dec, 2007 10:17:00 AM
Rolex Sydney Hobart crews supporting charity

Crews racing in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have an opportunity to help the worthwhile charity OzHarvest, which collects food from various areas then distributes it to many charities.
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- 12 Dec, 2007 06:07:00 PM
Leopard skipper arrives in Sydney ready for Hobart hunt

The skipper of UK maxi City Index Leopard arrived in Sydney from London this morning and immediately declared the sturdy, purpose-built yacht a certain line honours chance in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart.
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- 06 Dec, 2007 09:30:00 PM
Wild Oats XI one step closer to the Rolex Sydney Hobart start line

The towering black carbon fibre mast, reaching almost 45 metres in height and weighing 1,100 kilograms, was today lifted by crane, shaken to remove any debris then carefully manoeuvred by some of the Wild Oats crew before being lowered into the awaiting 30-metre maxi.
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