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Silverware up for grabs in the Silver Jubilee Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race

02 Aug, 2010 09:29:00 AM

Silverware up for grabs in the Silver Jubilee Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race

At this point Stephen Ainsworth’s Sydney based RP63 Loki looks to have the IRC overall silverware in the bag, a result which will be confirmed in the coming hours as more in the fleet cross the finish line off Southport’s Main Beach.

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01 Aug, 2010 11:00:00 PM

Day 3 in photos

A collection of photos from 2/08/2010

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Wild Oats XI claims the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race line honours victory

01 Aug, 2010 06:52:00 PM

Wild Oats XI claims the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race line honours victory

This evening at 7.25pm, Bob Oatley’s supermaxi Wild Oats XI took line honours in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the boat’s first attempt at the 384 nautical mile race coastal race which is celebrating its silver jubilee.

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01 Aug, 2010 04:07:00 PM

Conversations with the fleet

Yendys’ navigator Will Oxley, one of Australia’s best, recently reported, “We are in difficult conditions, the transition period I mentioned pre-race is alive and well”. Oxley also took time to congratulate Loki on their efforts so far which have them fourth in the fleet and still leading on IRC handicap, as they have for all of today.

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Elusive Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race record set to remain

01 Aug, 2010 03:08:00 PM

Elusive Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race record set to remain

The elusive Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race record will remain in place for another year with the current race leader, Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI, still with 37 nautical miles to chew through. They are due to finish after 6pm this evening, more than an hour and a half outside the record time of 27 hours 35 minutes 43 seconds set 11 years ago.

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01 Aug, 2010 11:09:00 AM

Injured Bowman being treated at Sydney hospital

Wild Oats XI’s bowman Tim Wiseman is this morning at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney awaiting surgery on his index finger which was injured yesterday afternoon four hours after the start of the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.

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01 Aug, 2010 08:27:00 AM

Bow on Stern Battle to the Finish

Queensland boat Black Jack, skippered by Mark Bradford, has overnight managed to hold back the rest of the 25th anniversary Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race fleet but will have to face relinquishing their lead given the insurmountable waterline length advantage of Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI.

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31 Jul, 2010 11:00:00 PM

Day 2 in photos

A collection of photos from 1/08/2010

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Black Jack steaming for home on record pace

31 Jul, 2010 10:23:00 PM

Black Jack steaming for home on record pace

Peter Harburg’s Queensland based RP66 Black Jack is this evening’s Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race leader. According to navigator Ed Smyth they were blasting along in 25-28 knots of breeze at 9pm this evening and pointing towards home on record pace.

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31 Jul, 2010 08:06:00 PM

Wild Oats XI’s injured bowman taken to Newcastle

Just hours into the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race the situation at the front of the fleet changed dramatically when Wild Oats XI’s bowman Tim Wiseman got his hand caught in the mainsheet block.

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