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Boxing Day Pre-Race
Start: Part 1.
Republished with additional
material: January 10, 2005.
Previous update: January
8, 2002.
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The NSW entry, Sting, displaying the New South Wales Centenary of Federation Spinnaker. Exclusive use of this spinnaker for the 2001 Sydney to Hobart was achieved by a private email auction, run by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Supplied by the NSW Centenary of Federation committee, proceeds from spinnaker's auction were passed onto the Safety of Life at Sea Trust. |
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The
Swedish Volvo 60 representing the Nakka Strand Yacht Club, SEB.
While crossing Bass Strait with around 70 nautical miles from
the north east tip of Tasmania, SEB's rudder case separated
from the hull leaving a hole which was fortunately plugged by
the crew. With an emergency rudder, SEB retired from both
the Sydney to Hobart leg and the Volvo leg from Hobart to Auckland,
returning to Eden for repairs.
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Another
Swedish Volvo 60 entry, Assa Abloy, representing the Gothernburg
Royal Yacht Club. In a fickle finish with the leading boats stalled
in Storm Bay, Assa Abloy was in the right spot to be first
to pick up the breeze. Taking out line honours in one of the closest
finishes of the Race's history, Assa Abloy went on to win
the leg to Auckland with 2 crew confined below in their bunks
due to illness.
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Assa
Abloy
and Team News Corp, warming up before the start of the
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Team News Corp was the first
boat to round the seaward mark at the heads to win the Citroen
Dash for $10,000 Cash.
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Another
view of Assa Abloy.
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The
Volvo 60 from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Tyco.
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Team News Corp representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in the Volvo Round the World Yacht Race, was the first boat to round the seaward mark at the heads to win the Citroen Dash for $10,000 Cash. |
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Representing
the Dusseldorf Yacht Club in Germany in the Volvo 60 fleet is
Illbruck. In the final results of completion of the Sydney,
Hobart and Auckland legs, Illbruck was in first position
with 21 points followed by Amer Sports One in second with
18. Team News Corp was in third with 16 and Assa Abloy
in forth with 15.
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