Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014 - The taste of success

by Jim Gale, RSHYR media on 28 Dec 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014 - 'This is the sweetest victory by far,' Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards declared today after steering the silver-grey thoroughbred to a record eighth line honours victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.

'To rewrite a bit of sailing history doesn’t come along every day. To win a Hobart is a great honour but to win an eighth; I can’t believe I am here,' Richards said.

'It’s been the hardest win,' owner Bob Oatley added. 'Comanche is an exceptional yacht, probably the most expensive yacht ever built. A wonderful boat. When she took off at the start of the race I was amazed.'

'Comanche was unbelievably impressive down Sydney Harbour,' Richards said, 'and the whole first night she had the legs on us. We thought, ‘how are we going to handle this thing’?

'It was definitely our toughest race. To have a boat so close for so much of the race, especially when she’s faster than you. I said to the guys ‘we’ve got to hang in there, hang tough, minimise our losses and wait for the first opportunity we get to attack’.

The break came on Saturday morning in the middle of Bass Strait. Gone were the fresh conditions of the first day, ahead loomed a ridge of high pressure sweeping between the mainland and Tasmania; a wall of light air that would define the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart.

Get through the gate in time and there would be a light breeze, but a breeze nevertheless. Get caught on the wrong side and face a purgatory of calm. Wild Oats XI made the closing gate and, at last, found the lighter conditions that so suited her. She steadily pulled away from Comanche, opening up a 40 mile lead.

'It was a race to get through that gate from three days before the race,' when the Bureau of Meteorology warned the competing crews of the looming ridge at the pre-race briefing at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, said Wild Oats XI’s tactician Iain Murray.

'Luckily for us, we just got through the gate. Comanche got there too, but they were slow out of it. We did really well to hang onto them in the rough stuff and still be side by side with her on Saturday morning, and then it was our turn.'

'It was a race to get past the ridge,' Richards agreed, ‘that was the whole thing. They actually slowed us down in the light weather. We went to leeward of them, but couldn’t get past, so we ended up taking a big pill, lost some ground to get to weather of them. But eventually it paid off, we got past them and away we went.'

The nine year-old slim Wild Oats XI, designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by McConaghy, is faster in light airs than the more powerful wider and heavier Comanche.

Oatley’s yacht was in her element in Bass Strait. But as the winds built up again this morning, the balance swung back in favour of the big American. As the pair raced down the Tasmanian coast she gradually reeled Oats back in. But with lighter air forecast in Storm Bay, Richards remained confident.

'It was inevitable that they would gain on us,' Richards said, 'but we knew that once they got us they wouldn’t get past us. We finished in our perfect conditions.'

So is it official now? Is Wild Oats XI one of the greatest Sydney Hobart yachts of all time, alongside the likes of Solo, Astor, Kurrewa IV, Kialoa and Condor of Bermuda?

'Just look at the record,' Richards beamed, 'she’ll go down as one of the legends of the race.'

Can she stay at the top? Every year there have been major innovations made to the boat to keep her competitive. Are there more modifications to the 10-year-old boat to come?

'She always needs something,' Bob Oatley laughs, 'she is a very expensive girl to look after.'

'There’s not a lot left we can do to this boat other than to sail it well,' Iain Murray says. 'It is a great all-round boat. Clearly it has an advantage over the newer boats in light winds and it’s up to us to sail the boat in stronger winds as best we can and minimise the damage.'

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014 - Line Honours

Yacht		DIV	Position	DTG	SOG	COG	Est. Elapsed Time & Speed
1	Wild Oats XI Robert Oatley NSW		FINISHED	0.0	0.0	312	02:02:03:2612.6 28 Dec, 03:03:26 PM
2	Comanche Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze Clark USA		FINISHED	0.0	0.0	106	02:02:52:4412.4 28 Dec, 03:52:44 PM
3	Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi USA		43°06'S 148°08'E 10nm NE of Tasman Island	50.4	16.9	221	02:09:27:5410.9 28 Dec, 10:27:54 PM
4	Ragamuffin 100 Syd Fischer NSW		43°05'S 148°14'E 14nm NE of Tasman Island	54.3	15.9	195	02:09:33:0410.9 28 Dec, 10:33:04 PM
5	Black Jack Peter Harburg QLD		43°04'S 148°14'E 14nm NE of Tasman Island	54.8	18.9	231	02:09:36:1810.9 28 Dec, 10:36:18 PM
6	Alive Philip Turner TAS		42°58'S 148°15'E 20nm S of Maria Island	60.3	20.6	230	02:10:12:2410.8 28 Dec, 11:12:24 PM
7	Ichi Ban Matt Allen NSW		42°42'S 148°53'E 33nm SE of Cape Sonnerat	91.2	16.2	154	02:13:42:4210.2 29 Dec, 02:42:42 AM
8	Wedgetail Bill Wild QLD		42°22'S 148°23'E 3nm SE of Cape Sonnerat	95.2	5.7	155	02:13:29:2910.2 29 Dec, 02:29:29 AM
9	Caro Max Klink The Cayman Islands		42°33'S 148°53'E 28nm SE of Cape Sonnerat	97.3	19.7	151	02:14:05:2210.1 29 Dec, 03:05:22 AM
10	Southern Excellence II Andrew Wenham NSW		42°15'S 148°25'E 7nm NE of Cape Sonnerat	102.9	17.2	155	02:14:44:3210.0 29 Dec, 03:44:32 AM
11	Scarlet Runner Robert Date VIC		42°12'S 148°27'E 9nm NE of Cape Sonnerat	105.6	15.9	210	02:15:01:4510.0 29 Dec, 04:01:45 AM
12	Onesails Racing Ray Roberts NSW		42°20'S 148°51'E 23nm E of Cape Sonnerat	106.6	16.8	216	02:15:26:389.9 29 Dec, 04:26:38 AM
13	Cougar II Anthony Lyall TAS		42°00'S 148°26'E 21nm N of Cape Sonnerat	117.6	17.2	158	02:16:39:219.7 29 Dec, 05:39:21 AM
14	Primitive Cool John Newbold VIC		41°57'S 148°31'E 24nm N of Cape Sonnerat	121.1	19.6	158	02:16:50:329.7 29 Dec, 05:50:32 AM
15	Victoire Darryl Hodgkinson NSW		41°57'S 148°35'E 26nm NE of Cape Sonnerat	121.9	12.4	148	02:17:22:019.6 29 Dec, 06:22:01 AM
16	Balance Paul Clitheroe NSW		42°03'S 148°53'E 30nm NE of Cape Sonnerat	122.1	17.3	210	02:15:44:019.9 29 Dec, 04:44:01 AM
17	Terra Firma Nicholas Bartels VIC		41°48'S 148°29'E 31nm S of St Helens Point	129.6	19.0	152	02:18:32:059.4 29 Dec, 07:32:05 AM
18	Frantic Michael Martin NSW		41°44'S 148°29'E 27nm S of St Helens Point	133.5	17.0	156	02:19:01:429.4 29 Dec, 08:01:42 AM
19	Indian Craig Carter WA		41°43'S 148°27'E 26nm S of St Helens Point	133.6	19.0	154	02:18:54:049.4 29 Dec, 07:54:04 AM
20	Patrice Tony Kirby NSW		41°43'S 148°27'E 26nm S of St Helens Point	133.9	19.5	151	02:19:28:509.3 29 Dec, 08:28:50 AM
21	Pretty Fly III Colin Woods NSW		41°40'S 148°24'E 23nm S of St Helens Point	136.7	17.2	164	02:19:52:329.3 29 Dec, 08:52:32 AM
22	Sailors with disAbilities David Pescud NSW		41°47'S 149°04'E 44nm SE of St Helens Point	139.4	11.8	194	02:19:27:069.3 29 Dec, 08:27:06 AM
23	ADA Celestial Sam Haynes NSW		41°31'S 148°33'E 17nm SE of St Helens Point	146.2	13.1	218	02:20:25:469.2 29 Dec, 09:25:46 AM
24	PMA Yeah Baby Marc & Louis Ryckmans NSW		41°37'S 149°02'E 36nm SE of St Helens Point	148.3	12.1	216	02:21:26:399.0 29 Dec, 10:26:39 AM
25	Spirit of Mateship RSL Queensland QLD		41°29'S 148°32'E 15nm SE of St Helens Point	148.3	10.6	209	02:21:54:319.0 29 Dec, 10:54:31 AM
26	Merlin David Forbes/Richard Brooks NSW		41°21'S 148°42'E 16nm E of St Helens Point	157.9	10.0	204	02:22:59:488.9 29 Dec, 11:59:48 AM
27	Chutzpah Bruce Taylor VIC		41°23'S 149°02'E 31nm E of St Helens Point	160.3	12.9	227	02:22:55:368.9 29 Dec, 11:55:36 AM
28	Simply Fun Philip Coombs VIC		41°21'S 148°59'E 29nm E of St Helens Point	162.2	12.7	229	02:22:00:539.0 29 Dec, 11:00:53 AM
29	Titania of Cowes Richard Dobbs United Kingdom		41°23'S 149°11'E 38nm E of St Helens Point	163.7	10.5	204	02:23:34:488.8 29 Dec, 12:34:48 PM
30	Louise SY Bougainville Ltd United Kingdom		41°27'S 149°32'E 55nm E of St Helens Point	167.3	11.6	222	02:22:14:148.9 29 Dec, 11:14:14 AM
31	St George Midnight Rambler Thomas/Psaltis/Bencsik NSW		41°23'S 149°25'E 49nm E of St Helens Point	168.2	9.0	205	03:01:56:578.5 29 Dec, 02:56:57 PM
32	Ocean Affinity Stewart Lewis QLD		41°21'S 149°25'E 49nm E of St Helens Point	170.2	9.9	211	03:00:27:298.7 29 Dec, 01:27:29 PM
33	Optimus Prime Trevor Taylor WA		41°21'S 149°28'E 50nm E of St Helens Point	170.6	10.1	218	02:23:19:008.8 29 Dec, 12:19:00 PM
34	Khaleesi Andrew & Pauline Dally NSW		41°16'S 149°17'E 42nm E of St Helens Point	171.5	8.6	210	03:01:46:148.5 29 Dec, 02:46:14 PM
35	Duende Damien Parkes NSW		41°15'S 149°21'E 45nm E of St Helens Point	173.5	9.8	226	02:23:50:108.7 29 Dec, 12:50:10 PM
36	After Midnight Greg Tobin NSW		41°20'S 149°35'E 56nm E of St Helens Point	174.9	10.8	217	02:23:54:098.7 29 Dec, 12:54:09 PM
37	Eureka II Malcolm Robertson QLD		41°05'S 149°08'E 37nm E of Eddystone Pt	179.5	9.1	209	03:02:55:518.4 29 Dec, 03:55:51 PM
38	Extasea Paul Buchholz VIC		41°02'S 149°00'E 30nm E of Eddystone Pt	180.0	8.2	208	03:02:57:178.4 29 Dec, 03:57:17 PM
39	Cadibarra 8 Paul Roberts VIC		41°21'S 149°52'E 69nm E of St Helens Point	181.1	11.0	218	03:01:19:178.6 29 Dec, 02:19:17 PM
40	Anger Management Richard Arnall NSW		41°04'S 149°16'E 43nm E of Eddystone Pt	182.1	9.3	175	03:03:18:368.3 29 Dec, 04:18:36 PM
41	Hartbreaker Antony Walton & Alan Breidahl VIC		40°57'S 148°49'E 22nm E of Eddystone Pt	182.4	9.8	171	03:02:32:198.4 29 Dec, 03:32:19 PM
42	Guilty Pleasures VI Joel Bruce, Greg Dorries & Leon Thomas QLD		41°00'S 149°13'E 40nm E of Eddystone Pt	185.3	9.9	176	03:02:37:538.4 29 Dec, 03:37:53 PM
43	Art Equity Mahligai Owen/Kings NSW		41°12'S 149°47'E 65nm E of St Helens Point	185.7	11.2	173	03:03:39:318.3 29 Dec, 04:39:31 PM
44	Audere Michael Pritchard TAS		41°05'S 149°33'E 55nm E of Eddystone Pt	187.0	9.7	216	03:02:34:148.4 29 Dec, 03:34:14 PM
45	Endorfin Michael Giles WA		41°04'S 149°31'E 54nm E of Eddystone Pt	187.1	10.7	227	03:02:08:338.5 29 Dec, 03:08:33 PM
46	Obsession David Creese TAS		40°59'S 149°18'E 44nm E of Eddystone Pt	187.8	8.0	209	03:04:00:168.3 29 Dec, 05:00:16 PM
47	Imagination Robin & Annette Hawthorn NSW		40°58'S 149°20'E 45nm E of Eddystone Pt	188.9	8.3	213	03:04:02:088.3 29 Dec, 05:02:08 PM
48	Zen Gordon Ketelbey NSW		41°05'S 149°38'E 59nm E of Eddystone Pt	188.9	8.9	211	03:01:31:538.5 29 Dec, 02:31:53 PM
49	Tevake II Angus Fletcher VIC		41°00'S 149°28'E 51nm E of Eddystone Pt	189.4	9.7	176	03:03:28:038.3 29 Dec, 04:28:03 PM
50	Dare Devil Sibby Ilzhofer NSW		41°09'S 149°49'E 67nm E of St Helens Point	189.5	12.2	224	03:02:26:538.4 29 Dec, 03:26:53 PM
51	TSA Management Tony Levett NSW		41°03'S 149°35'E 57nm E of Eddystone Pt	189.7	10.0	217	03:03:17:198.3 29 Dec, 04:17:19 PM
52	Pazazz Rob Drury NSW		40°53'S 149°06'E 35nm E of Eddystone Pt	190.0	9.3	171	03:02:43:188.4 29 Dec, 03:43:18 PM
53	St Jude Noel Cornish NSW		40°50'S 148°59'E 30nm E of Eddystone Pt	191.2	9.5	175	03:03:51:168.3 29 Dec, 04:51:16 PM
54	Passion 4 C Stefan Lehnert Germany		40°54'S 149°21'E 46nm E of Eddystone Pt	193.1	8.2	172	03:05:55:498.1 29 Dec, 06:55:49 PM
55	Quetzalcoatl Antony Sweetapple NSW		40°55'S 149°27'E 50nm E of Eddystone Pt	193.9	10.2	167	03:03:27:568.3 29 Dec, 04:27:56 PM
56	Ariel Ron Forster & Phil Damp NSW		41°01'S 149°44'E 64nm E of Eddystone Pt	194.4	10.3	215	03:03:34:468.3 29 Dec, 04:34:46 PM
57	The Goat Goat Sydnicate NSW		40°52'S 149°23'E 48nm E of Eddystone Pt	196.0	9.0	180	03:04:05:068.3 29 Dec, 05:05:06 PM
58	Wild Rose Roger Hickman NSW		41°00'S 149°46'E 65nm E of Eddystone Pt	196.0	10.1	220	03:03:52:298.3 29 Dec, 04:52:29 PM
59	Not A Diamond David Redfern QLD		40°55'S 149°36'E 57nm E of Eddystone Pt	196.7	9.5	181	03:05:00:148.2 29 Dec, 06:00:14 PM
60	Twitch Hugh Ellis VIC		40°49'S 149°19'E 46nm E of Eddystone Pt	197.3	8.6	182	03:05:05:068.2 29 Dec, 06:05:06 PM
61	Jaffa Terry Posma WA		40°53'S 149°33'E 55nm E of Eddystone Pt	197.4	9.8	184	03:04:22:568.2 29 Dec, 05:22:56 PM
62	Papillon Phil Molony NSW		40°44'S 149°05'E 37nm NE of Eddystone Pt	198.7	8.2	192	03:05:10:558.1 29 Dec, 06:10:55 PM
63	Breakthrough Jonathan Stone / Mathew Vadas NSW		40°50'S 149°30'E 54nm E of Eddystone Pt	199.1	9.0	177	03:06:06:518.0 29 Dec, 07:06:51 PM
64	Black Sheep Derek & Martin Sheppard NSW		40°42'S 149°03'E 37nm NE of Eddystone Pt	199.9	9.8	164	03:04:29:308.2 29 Dec, 05:29:30 PM
65	Samurai Jack Michael Lazzarini QLD		40°42'S 149°18'E 47nm E of Eddystone Pt	203.9	7.0	228	03:07:03:307.9 29 Dec, 08:03:30 PM
66	Concubine Jason Ward & Shevaun Bruland SA		40°49'S 149°43'E 63nm E of Eddystone Pt	204.5	9.5	234	03:06:28:018.0 29 Dec, 07:28:01 PM
67	Abracadabra James Murchison NSW		40°40'S 149°18'E 48nm NE of Eddystone Pt	205.3	8.7	179	03:04:45:078.2 29 Dec, 05:45:07 PM
68	Katharsis II Mariusz Koper Poland		40°40'S 149°19'E 49nm NE of Eddystone Pt	205.7	9.2	185	03:03:14:598.4 29 Dec, 04:14:59 PM
69	She's The Culprit The Culprit Syndicate NSW		40°46'S 149°40'E 62nm E of Eddystone Pt	206.4	9.0	186	03:04:53:148.2 29 Dec, 05:53:14 PM
70	Martela Anthony Williams TAS		40°45'S 149°39'E 61nm E of Eddystone Pt	206.8	8.9	178	03:06:20:428.0 29 Dec, 07:20:42 PM
71	Ausreo Ian Creak NSW		40°35'S 149°14'E 47nm NE of Eddystone Pt	208.7	8.7	177	03:04:38:048.2 29 Dec, 05:38:04 PM
72	Kraken Todd Giraudo WA		40°45'S 149°56'E 74nm E of Eddystone Pt	212.8	9.9	230	03:05:52:128.1 29 Dec, 06:52:12 PM
73	Mistraal Jacinta & Brett Cooper TAS		40°36'S 149°32'E 59nm NE of Eddystone Pt	213.2	7.6	204	03:09:19:467.7 29 Dec, 10:19:46 PM
74	Geomatic Allegro Adrian Lewis VIC		40°34'S 149°29'E 58nm NE of Eddystone Pt	213.4	8.8	175	03:09:00:537.8 29 Dec, 10:00:53 PM
75	Local Hero Peter Mosely NSW		40°29'S 149°10'E 48nm NE of Eddystone Pt	213.8	9.0	187	03:03:53:058.3 29 Dec, 04:53:05 PM
76	Whistler John Hyslop TAS		40°36'S 149°41'E 66nm E of Eddystone Pt	215.7	8.2	223	03:05:54:528.1 29 Dec, 06:54:52 PM
77	Inner Circle Darren Cooney NSW		40°43'S 150°06'E 82nm E of Eddystone Pt	218.1	9.5	206	03:07:41:167.9 29 Dec, 08:41:16 PM
78	A Cunning Plan * Jon Lechte VIC		40°31'S 149°39'E 66nm NE of Eddystone Pt	219.6	7.7	192	03:08:27:017.8 29 Dec, 09:27:01 PM
79	Love & War Simon Kurts NSW		40°40'S 150°04'E 81nm E of Eddystone Pt	220.2	10.2	183	03:07:21:527.9 29 Dec, 08:21:52 PM
80	Enchantress John Willoughby SA		40°24'S 149°29'E 59nm SE of Flinders Island	222.9	9.7	180	03:06:47:338.0 29 Dec, 07:47:33 PM
81	Lets Go Danielle Ovenden NSW		40°20'S 149°13'E 46nm SE of Flinders Island	223.2	10.4	188	03:04:08:468.3 29 Dec, 05:08:46 PM
82	Wild Side Martin Vaughan VIC		40°26'S 149°38'E 66nm SE of Flinders Island	223.7	8.2	220	03:08:19:257.8 29 Dec, 09:19:25 PM
83	Helsal 3 Rob Fisher TAS		40°14'S 148°50'E 28nm SE of Flinders Island	224.2	10.7	179	03:07:50:137.9 29 Dec, 08:50:13 PM
84	Wax Lyrical Les Goodridge NSW		40°15'S 149°08'E 41nm SE of Flinders Island	226.7	8.5	212	03:07:54:517.9 29 Dec, 08:54:51 PM
85	Tilting at Windmills Thorry Gunnersen VIC		40°14'S 149°20'E 48nm E of Flinders Island	230.4	9.5	185	03:07:19:077.9 29 Dec, 08:19:07 PM
86	Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo Mike Freebairn QLD		40°10'S 149°21'E 48nm E of Flinders Island	234.3	9.1	194	03:09:31:517.7 29 Dec, 10:31:51 PM
87	Alien Justin Brenan VIC		40°05'S 148°59'E 31nm E of Flinders Island	234.4	9.4	182	03:06:49:498.0 29 Dec, 07:49:49 PM
88	Luna Sea James Cameron NSW		40°05'S 149°01'E 32nm E of Flinders Island	235.4	8.1	185	03:09:44:297.7 29 Dec, 10:44:29 PM
89	Chancellor * Edward Tooher NSW		40°02'S 149°03'E 32nm E of Flinders Island	238.2	9.0	183	03:09:08:497.7 29 Dec, 10:08:49 PM
90	Clipper Ventures 10 Clipper Ventures Australia United Kingdom		40°03'S 149°16'E 43nm E of Flinders Island	240.0	9.6	183	03:08:48:517.8 29 Dec, 09:48:51 PM
91	Magic Miles Michael Crew TAS		40°12'S 149°51'E 70nm E of Flinders Island	240.5	7.7	218	03:09:50:597.7 29 Dec, 10:50:59 PM
92	Ninety Seven Alan Saunders VIC		39°59'S 149°03'E 32nm E of Flinders Island	241.4	10.3	176	03:11:40:457.5 30 Dec, 12:40:45 AM
93	Zora Phil King NSW		39°54'S 148°52'E 24nm E of Flinders Island	244.0	8.5	176	03:10:21:357.6 29 Dec, 11:21:35 PM
94	Takani James Whittle NSW		40°15'S 150°11'E 86nm E of Flinders Island	244.6	8.2	212	03:08:25:477.8 29 Dec, 09:25:47 PM
95	Moody Buoys Trevor Richardson VIC		40°17'S 150°19'E 92nm E of Flinders Island	245.7	9.3	172	03:10:15:517.6 29 Dec, 11:15:51 PM
96	Bacardi Martin Power VIC		39°46'S 148°50'E 25nm NE of Flinders Island	252.3	9.5	187	03:15:52:447.1 30 Dec, 04:52:44 AM
97	Flying Fish Arctos Flying Fish Properties NSW		40°03'S 150°04'E 80nm E of Flinders Island	252.6	7.7	178	03:11:19:117.5 30 Dec, 12:19:11 AM
98	Selma Expeditions Krzysztof Jasica Poland		39°55'S 150°20'E 91nm E of Flinders Island	266.0	9.6	177	03:11:39:187.5 30 Dec, 12:39:18 AM
99	C.Q.R.iT Inca Noel Sneddon ACT		39°37'S 149°44'E 67nm E of Flinders Island	271.1	7.9	206	03:15:18:557.2 30 Dec, 04:18:55 AM
100	Quikpoint Azzurro Shane Kearns NSW		39°40'S 150°06'E 83nm E of Flinders Island	274.7	8.7	194	03:14:30:447.3 30 Dec, 03:30:44 AM
101	Isabella John Nolan NSW		39°27'S 149°54'E 77nm E of Flinders Island	283.1	8.4	198	03:17:16:067.0 30 Dec, 06:16:06 AM
102	Southern Myth Peter Riddell SA		39°21'S 149°34'E 67nm NE of Flinders Island	283.9	7.4	201	03:21:09:016.7 30 Dec, 10:09:01 AM
103	Namadgi Canberra Ocean Racing Club ACT		39°19'S 149°26'E 63nm NE of Flinders Island	284.5	7.5	196	03:20:14:486.8 30 Dec, 09:14:48 AM
104	Maluka of Kermandie Sean Langman TAS		39°29'S 150°11'E 89nm E of Flinders Island	285.8	8.7	197	03:14:26:327.3 30 Dec, 03:26:32 AM
105	Trybooking.com Grant Dunoon VIC		39°32'S 150°24'E 120nm S of Gabo Island	287.7	8.9	178	03:11:38:597.5 30 Dec, 12:38:59 AM
106	Charlie's Dream Peter Lewis QLD		39°16'S 149°57'E 103nm S of Gabo Island	294.2	8.9	211	03:15:48:297.2 30 Dec, 04:48:29 AM
107	Landfall Michael Strong NSW		38°28'S 149°55'E 55nm S of Gabo Island	339.4	7.7	201	03:22:05:296.7 30 Dec, 11:05:29 AM
	Bear Necessity * John Blair NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Brindabella * Jim Cooney NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Giacomo * Jim Delegat New Zealand		RETIRED - AT SEA
	Last Tango * Phillip King NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Occasional Coarse Language Too * Warwick Sherman NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Perpetual Loyal * Anthony Bell NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Sextant * Denis Doyle & Lynne Smith NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Tina of Melbourne * Andy Doolan VIC		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Triton * Michael Cranitch & David Gotze NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT
	Willyama * Richard Barron NSW		RETIRED - AT PORT

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