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  • Comanche fights back Comanche fights back
    • 27 Dec, 2015 02:00:00 PM

    Comanche fights back

    As the leading yachts reach the halfway mark of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the US supermaxi Comanche has made, arguably, the greatest comeback since Lazarus.

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  • The night that turned the race on its head The night that turned the race on its head
    • 27 Dec, 2015 06:30:00 AM

    The night that turned the race on its head

    This first night was always going to be the toughest part of the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart - a southerly buster - 25 to 30 knot winds with big gusts against a south flowing current, in the pitch black of night.

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  • Southerly Buster Causes Havoc Southerly Buster Causes Havoc
    • 27 Dec, 2015 01:00:00 AM

    Southerly Buster Causes Havoc

    The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has taken a dramatic turn during tonight with the major super maxi contenders for line honours either retired or trying to effect repairs as they have confronted an extreme southerly change off the NSW south coast, along with others in the fleet.

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  • Wild Oats XI retired Wild Oats XI retired
    • 26 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 PM

    Wild Oats XI retired

    Record holding eight time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours victor, Wild Oats XI, has retired from the race after reporting a torn mainsail.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Three out Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Three out
    • 26 Dec, 2015 02:20:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Three out

    There have been three early retirements from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Comanche steals the thunder Comanche steals the thunder
    • 26 Dec, 2015 01:55:00 PM

    Comanche steals the thunder

    The US supermaxi Comanche has stolen the spotlight in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, leaping ahead of Wild Oats XI and Perpetual Loyal as they led the fleet down the NSW coast in a brisk, following north-easterly.

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  • And the winner will be….ask me on Tuesday And the winner will be….ask me on Tuesday
    • 26 Dec, 2015 10:30:00 AM

    And the winner will be….ask me on Tuesday

    The 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart is counting down; the skippers have received their final weather briefing, and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia marina is teeming with crew members loading the last of the sails and provisions.

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  • A bit of Brissie Dekadence A bit of Brissie Dekadence
    • 26 Dec, 2015 06:00:00 AM

    A bit of Brissie Dekadence

    As Boxing Day draws closer, the mood on the dock at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia gets seriouser and seriouser – there is only so much time left to check, double check and check again those hundred little bits and pieces, those $5 fittings that can bring a whole campaign crashing down off the NSW coast.

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  • Race for line honours wide open Race for line honours wide open
    • 24 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 PM

    Race for line honours wide open

    Michael Logan, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s NSW Weather Resources manager delivered the early race forecast to all the competing skippers this morning at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, and the overriding message is that this 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart is going to be one of the most fascinating ever – there is something for everyone.

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  • Weather Briefing Weather Briefing
    • 24 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

    Weather Briefing

    Bureau of Meteorology NSW Severe Weather Manager Michael Logan presents a detailed forecast prediction for crews competing in the Sydney to Hobart.

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