A brute of a southerly and then a drifter for the rest of the race.
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Race competitors had a decent tail wind to start but later in the day many could be hit with storms as a vigorous cold front moves in from south of Adelaide, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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“We’ve got to go fast in these conditions that suit us and put distance between us and the rest”.
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“The indications are that the breeze is going to lighten gradually over the next few hours and we’ll see a different sort of race occurring as they go across Bass Strait and down the east coast of Tasmania”, he said.
Cookson 12 Pazazz (mainsail damage), Hanse 495 Takani (rudder damage) and Brindabella (mainsail damage) were the latest retirements as the 108-strong fleet that set sail from Sydney Harbour on Saturday was whittled down to 95. “There were some tragic consequences”, Spithill said.
While the supermaxis like Comanche, owned by American billionaire Jim Clark and his wife, former top Australian model Kristy Hinze-Clark, and defending champion Wild Oats XI will cope with the conditions quite well, Wild Rose’s navigator, Jenifer Wells, had a warning for those on the smaller boats.
‘We were left with the decision to run into the boat above us or the one below us.
Richards, who skippered the boat to an unprecedented eighth line honours title last year, was philosophical about having to pull out for the first time in its 10-year history.
“It was just one of those ocean-going moments – the wind was blowing about 40 knots, there was really heavy rain, it was pitch black and things just snowballed from there”.
While there is still half the race to go, it is now likely that the blue water classic will have its first worldwide line honours victor since Swedish boat Assa Abloy went first past the post in 2001. We are shattered – we came a long way.
“We hope it’s not too much wind so we can just continue racing right through”.
Covering approximately 630 nautical miles of the Tasman Sea and notoriously treacherous Southern Ocean, the annual race is Australia’s premier yachting event and among the world’s most grueling.
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All eyes are on the big, bad, southerly buster that could wreak havoc on the opening night of Saturday’s Sydney to Hobart race.
