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  • Ragamuffin's trials on way to line honours second Ragamuffin's trials on way to line honours second
    • 29 Dec, 2015 11:30:00 AM

    Ragamuffin's trials on way to line honours second

    A match race up the River Derwent from the Tasman Light and a heart-stopping decision not to follow Rambler when she gybed in the final stages of the race, resulted in second over line for 88 year-old Syd Fischer and his Ragamuffin 100.

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  • Line Honours for Comanche Line Honours for Comanche
    • 29 Dec, 2015 10:00:00 AM

    Line Honours for Comanche

    Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark’s maxi Comanche pulled off an incredible feat tonight, taking line honours in the 71st edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and winning the Illingworth trophy and Rolex Yacht Master II timepiece.

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  • The cruel seas The cruel seas
    • 29 Dec, 2015 08:00:00 AM

    The cruel seas

    For Ragamuffin and Rambler it has been a frustrating night - they should have arrived in Hobart in darkness - instead they wallowed under the black gloom of Tasman Island, waiting for the sun to rise.

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  • One hard piece of water One hard piece of water
    • 29 Dec, 2015 01:00:00 AM

    One hard piece of water

    “This is a hard race. I have sailed around the world two and a half times and I thought I had seen it all but this is one hard body of water” was how Comanche’s skipper Ken Read summed it up dockside after bringing his wounded supermaxi across the line tonight.

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  • Dock Talk December 28 PM Dock Talk December 28 PM
    • 28 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 PM

    Dock Talk December 28 PM

    Comanche skipper Ken Read explains just how Comanche pulled off what seemed to be the impossible to win the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Will they be back? Take a listen...

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  • American victory as Comanche takes line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race American victory as Comanche takes line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 28 Dec, 2015 10:00:00 PM

    American victory as Comanche takes line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    When Comanche crossed the finish line of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at Castray Esplanade in Hobart, Tasmania, at 9:58:30 hours tonight, history was created, because Kristy Clark became the first female owner to take line honours in the blue water classic.

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  • Americans threaten annexation Americans threaten annexation
    • 28 Dec, 2015 03:30:00 PM

    Americans threaten annexation

    With the giant American super maxi Comanche looking certain to carry off the line honours trophy in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart, second-placed Rambler may yet live to console herself with the biggest prize of all: the Tattersall’s Cup for the outright winner, the one that performs best according to its size.

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  • December 27 from the air December 27 from the air
    • 28 Dec, 2015 02:00:00 PM

    December 27 from the air

    Rolex photographer, Stefano Gattini captured day two of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race from a bird's eye view.

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  • Ragamuffin down but not out Ragamuffin down but not out
    • 28 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 PM

    Ragamuffin down but not out

    Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin 100 is the latest of the supermaxis to suffer daggerboard problems in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but in this case, it is the port daggerboard, and it has completely sheared off, forcing the crew to use desperate measures to continue in the 628-nautical mile race.

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  • Dock Talk December 28 AM Dock Talk December 28 AM
    • 28 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

    Dock Talk December 28 AM

    The smallest yacht in the fleet Quikpoint Azzurro has raced into contention for the overall win. While that result may not be known for days, the line honours winner will be known tonight...

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