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Zilch



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Sydney Boxing Day Tradition - Sydney Hobart Race

1st year i managed to get a view of the start of the race, in the UK its counterpart would be the fastnet.

The first picture is of the top 2 maxi's which they believe along with Skandia should take line honours, Wild oats vying for a 3rd year in a row victory and City index a UK interloper Thumbs Up

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a bit of maneouvering

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then came the rest of the competitors

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and of course plod got in on the act

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Taken from North head near Manly, excellent spectacle to watch :thumbsup:

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Agree tim, i will be following it on http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/yacht_tracker.asp it may get some news coverage over here and some regular updates..

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Cheers for the link Z I'll be keeping an eye on it - I see some of the lead boats are doing in excess of 20knots so it must be a bit of a big dipper ride with all that broadreaching and running and surfing. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Excellent pics Zilch... looks reassuringly warm and sunny, you ba**ard! Wink 

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I raced on the Skandia Wild Thing, first time out after it sunk on the Sidney Hobart race the year before. It then did the Fastnet here and the top of its mast snapped, but it still did well. It was quite an experience stitting out over the edge and seeing the keel move from side to side. Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

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Thanks for the link Zilch, Looks like most of the fleet do not have a lot of pressure at present !!

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Pelyma wrote:
I raced on the Skandia Wild Thing, first time out after it sunk on the Sidney Hobart race the year before..


Apparently skandia threw a mast on this trip, just got back from 8 days on the road and not yet caught up with the events, Wild Oats won and as usual like the cricket we came second Whistle Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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