Rolex Sydney Hobart Overall Winner's fortunes change



1:34 AM Wed 8 Dec 2010 GMT
'Andrew Saies Beneteau First 40 Two True rounding Cape Raoul in last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race update. Fortunes have changed dramatically for last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart overall winner Andrew Saies whose South Australian Beneteau First 40 Two True has suffered a mast breakage during the delivery to Sydney for the Boxing Day start of this year's ocean classic. 'There's been an incident during the delivery from South Australia and I'm now trying to source a new mast through Beneteau in Sydney,' said Saies this morning. 'If we can locate one in the next 48hrs we'll most likely have it sent to Williamstown in Victoria, which is an 18 hour motor from ...


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by Lisa Ratcliff




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