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- 20 Dec, 2012 09:30:00 AM
Rebuilt Wild Thing something of a wild card

At about $1.50, the bookies are ranking Wild Oats XI firm line honours favourite in this 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart; then they have Ragamuffin-Loyal at $3.25 and Lahana at $10 – and finally you get to Grant (Wharo) Wharington’s Wild Thing, at $13.
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- 19 Dec, 2012 03:00:00 PM
Beneteaus on the boil

A typical Rolex Sydney Hobart is not just one race but a whole lot of races within a race - first there is the race for the Tattersall’s Cup for first overall - that’s the race between all the IRC boats, and is the prize everyone covets.
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- 19 Dec, 2012 08:18:00 AM
Lindsay May - 40 Not Out and Going for 50

In 2005, the newest, flashest, all-singing-all-dancing super-yacht Wild Oats XI won the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart overall after smashing the race record in a triumph of carbon fibre, canting keels and state of the art boat design and engineering – but one year on, things changed dramatically.
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- 18 Dec, 2012 11:00:00 AM
Rolex Sydney Hobart Fleet Update

The fleet for the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race now stands at 77 following the withdrawal of Dodo, the Andrews 52 skippered by Adrian Dunphy.
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- 18 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 AM
Brisbane Father and Sons Target Hobart

If you want to hit a target at long range you might try a hi-powered rifle – to hit a 600-mile target - How about a cruise missile? But a blunderbuss?
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- 17 Dec, 2012 04:00:00 PM
Wild Oats XI: The Quest for More Speed

Bob Oatley’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race record holder – and five time line honours winner – Wild Oats XI, today unveiled three significant additions to her armoury for this year’s race, which starts on Boxing Day.
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- 17 Dec, 2012 09:30:00 AM
Rolex Sydney Hobart: How Winners Are Anointed

For most casual spectators, and many in the media, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart is all about who gets there first - not surprising, really.
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- 14 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 AM
Ragamuffin Loyal Update

The team at Ragamuffin Loyal are pleased to say that the assessment of damage to the 100 footer’s rigging, sustained on Wednesday evening, is a positive one and repairs are underway.
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- 13 Dec, 2012 03:15:00 PM
Rolex Sydney Hobart Fleet Update

Last evening an incident occurred with the mast of Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin-Loyal and the Ragamuffin-Loyal team are currently assessing the damage and will make an announcement as soon as they are able.
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- 12 Dec, 2012 12:20:00 PM
Helsal tribute to Joe Adams in Rolex Sydney Hobart

Helsal, arguably the flagship name of the late Australian yacht designer, Joe Adams, will pay its respects to him in a special way in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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