Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race - Black Jack hangs on

11:44 PM Sat 31 Jul 2010 GMT

'TERRA FIRMA - Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race 2010' Andrea Francolini / Audi &copy

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race fleet update. Queensland boat Black Jack, skippered by Mark Bradford, has overnight managed to hold back the rest of the 25th anniversary Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race fleet but will have to face relinquishing their lead given the insurmountable waterline length advantage of Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI. After taking injured crewman Tim Wiseman to Newcastle for medical treatment yesterday afternoon the Mark Richards skippered Wild Oats XI has climbed its way back through the fleet to be amongst the leading pack, and the 100ft supermaxi from Sydney will once again push to the front ...

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