Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI goes through final safety training



2:58 AM Fri 17 Dec 2010 GMT
'Wild Oats XI - Sea safety drill' Andrea Francolini &copy
Crew from Bob Oatley?s Rolex Sydney Hobart race record holder, Wild Oats XI, went through their final safety drill on Sydney Harbour today to ensure everything is in readiness for the start of this year?s classic on Boxing Day. The 30.48 metre long supermaxi will be going for her fifth line honours victory in six starts, and if current weather outlook for the race holds true she could well lower her record time of 1 day 18 hours 40 minutes and 10 seconds, set in 2005. The prognosis is for light south easterly winds at the start then following north/north-easterly ...


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