Rolex Sydney Hobart - Getting to the start line on time



4:16 AM Thu 16 Dec 2010 GMT
'L?Ange de Milon Photo: Courtesy of Owner' Click Here to view large photo
While most competitors are in the final stages of fine tuning their boats for the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Frenchman Jacques Pelletier is mostly fine tuning his fingernails wondering if his X43 L?Ange de Milon will ever get Sydney, let alone in time to join the fleet. It all seemed pretty straight forward when, back in March, Pelletier started asking transport companies about the logistics of getting the boat to Sydney. He explained that his boat was entered in the Rolex Sydney Hobart and needed to be in Sydney well before December 26th. No problem, it ...


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by Jim Gale





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