Audi Sydney to Gold Coast Race - Talkin' about records

1:13 AM Sat 31 Jul 2010 GMT

'Robert Oatley’s 100ft super maxi Wild Oats XI, the clear line honours favourite in the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.' Andrea Francolini &copy

Mark Richards typically doesn't like to speculate on breaking records until Wild Oats XI, the 100ft supermaxi he helms, has sliced time off the previous best. But at this morning's final weather briefing for the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race there was a certain glint in his eye. While the best pressure in this year's 384 nautical mile race will come once the leading crews are ensconced at Southport Yacht Club, supermaxis such as Wild Oats XI only need to average 14.6 knots to claim one of the mighty Brindabella's remaining race records - and they can reach ...

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