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- 18 Oct, 2004 11:02:00 AM
Parade of Sail to mark 60th anniversary race start

Already Archina, a beautiful ketch which competed in the first Sydney Hobart Race in 1945, has indicated its participation in this inaugural event.
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- 15 Oct, 2004 06:07:00 PM
Admiral’s Cup champion for Rolex Sydney Hobart

The revolutionary yacht that led an Australian team to victory in last year’s Admiral’s Cup in England, Wild Oats, now called Wild Joe, will contest the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with America’s Cup yachtsman Iain Murray as skipper.
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- 12 Oct, 2004 08:48:00 PM
Veteran’s “Quest” for Rolex Sydney Hobart Race win

Veteran Tasmanian yachtsman John Bennetto has bought the champion ocean racing yacht Quest to skipper in the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – in what will be the 44th time he has sailed in the ocean classic, a record for the event.
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- 11 Oct, 2004 02:50:00 PM
Nicorette's race for Hobart has begun

Sydney-siders will see Nicorette on Sydney Harbour by mid-November, preparing to take on the world’s premier ocean race.
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- 27 Sep, 2004 08:34:00 AM
Winners return for 60th Anniversary

For Michael Spies, the record of back-to-back Overall handicap wins proves this is an even more elusive achievement.
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- 09 Sep, 2004 07:00:00 PM
Team Melbourne Uni conquers yet Another Challenge

"A bunch of young guys can potentially push a lot harder and with a whole lot more determination".
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- 23 Aug, 2004 07:57:00 AM
UK crew returning with latest Aera

Prominent London-based yacht owner Nicholas Lykiardopulo and English international skipper Jez Fanstone are returning to Australia with the latest Aera, a well-performed 55-footer, for the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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- 20 Aug, 2004 09:39:00 AM
Notice of Race for the “Everest of yachting”

The printed Notice of Race for the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is now being distributed worldwide as entries flow in for the ocean classic, described by Patrick Heiniger, Managing Director and Chief Executive Office of Rolex SA, as the “Everest of yachting”.
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- 29 Jul, 2004 12:25:00 PM
One Ton Trophy re-dedicated for Sydney 38 Division

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today announced the re-dedication of one of its most competitively raced-for trophies of the 1970s and 1980s, the One Ton Trophy, as a new perpetual trophy for the Sydney 38 One Design class.
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- 09 Jul, 2004 12:08:00 PM
First international entry - from Germany

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has received the first international Application to Enter this year’s 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – from a German yachtsman who is building a new Reichel/Pugh designed Marten 49 to be named Vineta.
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