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  • Photo Gallery: Overall Contenders Press Conference Photo Gallery: Overall Contenders Press Conference
    • 23 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

    Photo Gallery: Overall Contenders Press Conference

    Five selected skippers representing just some of the contenders for the overall Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race win spoke to the media today. Panel included Roger Hickman – Wild Rose; Matt Allen – Ichi Ban; Jim Delegat – Giacomo, Tony Kirby – Patrice and Jens Kellinghusen – Varuna

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  • Vive Victorians as they prepare for Rolex Sydney Hobart broadside Vive Victorians as they prepare for Rolex Sydney Hobart broadside
    • 23 Dec, 2013 08:15:00 AM

    Vive Victorians as they prepare for Rolex Sydney Hobart broadside

    The 13 Victorian boats in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have a great yarn in every locker and, while they may have no real line honours contenders given the forecast, they represent the real ethos of the race, with all its quirks.

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  • Interview with Diver Hayden Poole Interview with Diver Hayden Poole
    • 22 Dec, 2013 03:00:00 PM

    Interview with Diver Hayden Poole

    He's given up Christmas lunch for 17 years, all to ensure the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet is clean and slick. But what are some of the strangest things commercial diver Hayden Poole has found while cleaning the yachts? Take a listen...

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  • ‘Dark Horse’ arrives race ready for Rolex Sydney Hobart ‘Dark Horse’ arrives race ready for Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 22 Dec, 2013 02:00:00 PM

    ‘Dark Horse’ arrives race ready for Rolex Sydney Hobart

    The new boat every Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race competitor aiming for line honours and overall glory has been waiting to see has arrived in town and sailing master Gavin Brady warns “We’ve arrived ready and probably more prepared than anyone else.”

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  • Smallest boat carries big dreams as skipper contests first Rolex Sydney Hobart Smallest boat carries big dreams as skipper contests first Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 22 Dec, 2013 01:30:00 PM

    Smallest boat carries big dreams as skipper contests first Rolex Sydney Hobart

    As if skippering the smallest boat in the fleet isn’t daunting enough, Wilparina’s owner Nick Cannar will also be embarking on his first keelboat contest when he takes-on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race aboard the 33-footer.

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  • From Concept to Start Line: Winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart  From Concept to Start Line: Winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 22 Dec, 2013 11:30:00 AM

    From Concept to Start Line: Winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart

    Past Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore, Matt Allen, has spent a year carefully working out what it will take to win the Rolex Sydney Hobart, and his answer is his brand new Carkeek 60 Ichi Ban.

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  • Sailing legend prepares for thrill of Rolex Sydney Hobart chase Sailing legend prepares for thrill of Rolex Sydney Hobart chase
    • 22 Dec, 2013 10:30:00 AM

    Sailing legend prepares for thrill of Rolex Sydney Hobart chase

    It’s not often Sir Robin Knox-Johnston finds himself in a no-win situation, but that’s just where he wound up when he entered the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this year.

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  • A record donation to worthy charity and Rolex Sydney Hobart competitor A record donation to worthy charity and Rolex Sydney Hobart competitor
    • 21 Dec, 2013 04:00:00 PM

    A record donation to worthy charity and Rolex Sydney Hobart competitor

    There’s little wonder why the Mates4Mates charity was selected to receive a record donation from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Associates Committee.

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  • Three countries represented for the first time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Three countries represented for the first time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 21 Dec, 2013 02:00:00 PM

    Three countries represented for the first time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

    A Chinese celebrity, a South African who lived the life of a gangster and an engineer from Myanmar are three sailors representing their homeland for the first time in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • International Crew Members Profiled International Crew Members Profiled
    • 21 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

    International Crew Members Profiled

    A Chinese celebrity, a South African who lived the life of a gangster and an engineer from Myanmar are three sailors representing their homeland for the first time in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and they’re part of a record fleet of international entries, which accounts for one in four yachts.

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