Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI nears the home stretch



8:36 AM Tue 28 Dec 2010 GMT
'WILD OATS XI, Sail n: 10001, Owner: Bob Oatley.' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
Rolex Sydney Hobart - The crew of Bob Oatley?s record holding supermaxi Wild Oats XI has seen conditions go from one extreme to the other in the past 24 hours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race. Late today the 30-metre long supermaxi, which is being skippered by Mark Richards, was tightening her claim on a fifth line honours in six starts in the classic. She was sailing at 20 knots on a direct course to Tasman Island, at the entrance to Storm Bay, and shaping up for a finish in Hobart at between 10pm and midnight. ?It doesn?t get much ...


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by Rob Mundle





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