Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2012 Progress
Race leader 'Wild Oats XI' is set to launch into Bass Strait in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australiaâs Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. There have been no retirements from the 76 boat racing fleet since it left Sydney on Boxing Day. Wild Oats XI's navigator, Adrienne Cahalan, reported that the crew had had a busy night, constantly changing sails as yesterday's east-south-easterly breeze moved around to the east and softened to 4-5 knots at around midnight. It gradually shifted around to the north-north east, and gradually built in the early hours of the morning.
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Entries Surge
This year's fleet for the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in December reaches 60 already. 'Wild Oats Xl' the boat to beat. The boat to beat for line honours this year will be Bob Oatleyâs super maxi Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards. It was beaten into second place last year by Anthony Bellâs Investec Loyal, which won by a margin of only three minutes and eight seconds, the fourth closest finish in the history of the race. Wild Oats XI is the race record holder and has claimed line honours in five of the last seven Hobart racesâŚ