Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet stands at 90

6:07 AM Mon 6 Dec 2010 GMT

'Start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster Click Here to view large photo

Entries for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have officially closed with 90 skippers completing the entry requirements for the blue water classic that will start in a blaze of colour on Sydney Harbour at 1pm AEDT on Boxing Day. International entrants have started to arrive in the country with Niklas Zennstrom's Judel Vrolijk 72 R?N the highest profile arrival so far. Her owner and crew will touch down in late December, leaving only a few days to iron out any kinks before the start of the great race south. Coming with a single minded determination to win the ...

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