Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI first boat to Hobart



10:12 AM Tue 28 Dec 2010 GMT
'Wild Oats XI has been named the provisional line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster Click Here to view large photo
Rolex Sydney Hobart update. Bob Oatley?s champion 100-foot supermaxi Wild Oats XI has reasserted its claim as one of Australia?s greatest ocean racing yachts by being first across the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line. After storming to the finish at 15-19 knots of boat speed over the final miles, Wild Oats XI reached the finish line off Hobart?s historic Battery Point at 8:37pm this evening, Tuesday 28 December. Wild Oats XI has been named the provisional line honours winner of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia organised race pending the decision of the International Jury over a protest by the ...


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by Lisa Ratcliff





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