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  • Preparing the Kiwi Pedigree Preparing the Kiwi Pedigree
    • 30 Dec, 2012 11:00:00 AM

    Preparing the Kiwi Pedigree

    Four months ago, one of the rising stars of New Zealand yachting, Blair Tuke, won a silver medal at the London Olympics in the 49er class, behind their training partners and Australian gold medallists, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen.

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  • It just wasn’t meant to be for Taylor It just wasn’t meant to be for Taylor
    • 30 Dec, 2012 10:45:00 AM

    It just wasn’t meant to be for Taylor

    It was not to be - perhaps it is never meant to be - Victorian yachtsman Bruce Taylor has won everything in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, except line honours and the Tattersall’s Cup for the overall winner on corrected time.

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  • Loki and Black Jack complete top three overall Loki and Black Jack complete top three overall
    • 30 Dec, 2012 10:00:00 AM

    Loki and Black Jack complete top three overall

    Late last evening, Stephen Ainsworth’s Loki (NSW) and Peter Harburg’sBlack Jack (Qld) were confirmed as second and third overall in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Sherman climbs his Rolex Sydney Hobart mountain Sherman climbs his Rolex Sydney Hobart mountain
    • 30 Dec, 2012 08:00:00 AM

    Sherman climbs his Rolex Sydney Hobart mountain

    The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was not a mountain that Sydney yachtsman Warwick Sherman ever felt he had to climb, but fate stepped in last year, when at the age of 57, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and put the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s race on his bucket list.

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  • 23 Across 23 Across
    • 30 Dec, 2012 05:45:00 AM

    23 Across

    There were no further retirements overnight in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Of the original fleet of 76, 23 have now finished, 48 are at sea and five have retired.

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  • Day 4 in Review Day 4 in Review
    • 29 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 PM

    Day 4 in Review

    Video highlights package of Day Four of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart - courtesy of Rolex and Regattanews

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  • A selection of images of the fleet from Carlo Borlenghi A selection of images of the fleet from Carlo Borlenghi
    • 29 Dec, 2012 05:31:00 PM

    A selection of images of the fleet from Carlo Borlenghi

    A cross section of the fleet battling the elements from Carlo Borlenghi

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  • Dump Truck retires on home stretch Dump Truck retires on home stretch
    • 29 Dec, 2012 05:00:00 PM

    Dump Truck retires on home stretch

    In strong wind conditions 30 nautical miles off Tasmania’s east coast this afternoon, rigging damage forced the crew aboard the Tasmanian 11-metre yacht Dump Truck to retire from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and to run for shelter between Schouten Island and Freycinet Peninsula

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  • Double Triple with Icing on Top Double Triple with Icing on Top
    • 29 Dec, 2012 05:00:00 PM

    Double Triple with Icing on Top

    Robert Oatley’s Wild Oats XI was announced this morning as the Overall Winner of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart. It had become clear overnight that none of the yachts still at sea could better the corrected time established by the 30.48m (100 foot) maxi skippered by Mark Richards.

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  • Only Minutes Separate Boats From Around the World at Rolex Sydney Hobart Only Minutes Separate Boats From Around the World at Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 29 Dec, 2012 03:00:00 PM

    Only Minutes Separate Boats From Around the World at Rolex Sydney Hobart

    They came the furthest of any yachts to compete in the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart from the other side of the planet, in very different boats, representing very different sailing cultures and traditions, but they finished just minutes apart.

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