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Outimage Publications coverage of the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.
Section Updated: December 20, 2008.
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SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.
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The 2007 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
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The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Offshore Race

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Sydney Short Ocean
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Volvo Ocean Race
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
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Giraglia Rolex Cup 2008
Saint-Tropez France
Genova Italy
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Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2008
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Postcard from Sydney Harbour
Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
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Today’s SOLAS Big Boat Challenge broke the bad weather spell of the past few years with Sydney turning on a postcard day for the biggest racing yachts gathered in Sydney for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Like the finish of the last three Rolex Sydney Hobarts, Wild Oats XI’s awesome display of power sailing saw her cruise to the finish line off the Opera House unchallenged and accompanied by a flotilla of spectator craft out enjoying the summer sunshine.
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Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards approaching the top mark on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards approaching the top mark on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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With owner Bob Oatley on board and skipper Mark Richards at the helm, the 30m maxi sailed a faultless two laps of Sydney Harbour to claim the line honours trifecta in this event, the 14th edition of the annual maxi yacht spectacular.

"It is a handful sailing this big boat around the tight course, it requires a lot of work," admitted Richards this afternoon.
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Stephen Ainsworth's brand new Reichel Pugh 63 Loki and Andrew Short's Reichel Pugh 80 ASM Shockwave sail past the mid channel marker buoy on Sydney Harbour, during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Stephen Ainsworth's brand new Reichel Pugh 63 Loki and Andrew Short's Reichel Pugh 80 ASM Shockwave sail past the mid channel marker buoy on Sydney Harbour, during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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"Our focus is the Rolex Sydney Hobart, we’ve got a few more training days, it’s all offshore straight line sailing," Richards added.

On handicap, the day belonged to Stephen Ainsworth’s brand new Reichel / Pugh 63 Loki which took its first scalp on corrected time, a remarkable result for a boat that only tasted salt water for the first time last Thursday following a quick build to make the Rolex Sydney Hobart start in 10 days time.
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Leslie Green's Swan 601 Ginger running down to the Opera House and Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Leslie Green's Swan 601 Ginger running down to the Opera House and Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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"It’s just been a great day all-round for us. The crew has been toiling 24/7 to get the boat up to speed," said Loki helmsman Cameron Miles today. Tomorrow the crew will set off for their 24 hour qualifying sail before returning to contest some of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series races.

On an adrenaline-charged start line north of Shark Island, the fleet started cleanly at 12.30pm in a 10 knot nor’easter and flat water, heading northwards before the fleet of 17 hoisted kites for the first of two long spinnaker rides down the Harbour to Fort Denison.
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Grant Wharington's Skandia on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Grant Wharington's Skandia on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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Grant Wharington’s 30m Melbourne maxi Skandia jumped out of the starting blocks with pace and stayed in touch with the same sized Wild Oats XI up the first windward leg as the two led the fleet past the workers on the Wedding Cake navigational mark who had downed tools to enjoy one of the best views in Sydney.
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Graeme Wood's TP52 Wot Yot running down to Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Graeme Wood's TP52 Wot Yot running down to Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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With news helicopters buzzing and ferries passing through the fleet, in the building nor’easterly sea breeze Wild Oats XI stretched away to a convincing lead, leaving a great tussle amongst the 60 footers including Loki, the brand new Limit, Wild Oats X and Steven David’s Wild Joe with Australian America’s Cup sailor Adam Beashel on the helm.
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Bob Oatley's Wild Oats X skippered by Iain Murray at the top mark on Sydney Harbour with Alan Briety's brand new Reichel Pugh 62 Limit (centre) and Stephen Ainsworth’s brand new Reichel Pugh 63 Loki (right), during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

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Bob Oatley's Wild Oats X skippered by Iain Murray at the top mark on Sydney Harbour with Alan Briety's brand new Reichel Pugh 62 Limit (centre) and Stephen Ainsworth’s brand new Reichel Pugh 63 Loki (right), during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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While the older Skandia trailed Wild Oats XI around the course to finish second on line honours, on handicap it was a different story. Wharington has been spruiking about his chances for handicap honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart and today he only missed out on the handicap win by 13 seconds while Wild Oats XI, which is gearing up for line honours in the ocean classic, finished well down on the pointscore.

"I think we’ll be a force to be reckoned with on IRC," said Wharington, looking forward to next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart start.
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Peter Harburg's Reichel Pugh 66 Black Jack approaching the top mark on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

Photo © Peter Andrews.

Peter Harburg's Reichel Pugh 66 Black Jack approaching the top mark on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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Third on handicap today was another brand new Reichel / Pugh, Alan Brierty’s Limit.

The Mark Bradford skippered Queensland 66-footer Black Jack enjoying its second Sydney outing and showed great potential today. With its rock star crew including Volvo Ocean Race and Olympic sailors pulling the strings, the black pocket rocket, named after motor racing legend Sir Jack Brabham, darted around the harbour effortlessly to finish third over the line.
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Martin James' Farr 65 Pirelli on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008.

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Martin James' Farr 65 Pirelli on Sydney Harbour during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
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Martin James’ Pirelli finished with the PHS Division win.

Full results at http://www.cyca.com.au/sysfile/downloads/solasbbc_08rr.htm.

Further information about the CYCA's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge can be found at: http://www.cyca.com.au/editorial.asp?key=760.
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About CYCA Sydney Hobart Yacht Race SOLAS Trusts.
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CYCA Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea Trusts (SOLAS) was set up as a charitable trust in 1999 as a result of the tragic events of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The CYCA SOLAS Trusts objectives are to:
  • Provide assistance (financial and other) to immediate families of those lost at sea during Australian Yachting Federation sanctioned races
  • Make donations and provide support to search and rescue organisations
  • Foster and fund research and training to improve safety and rescue procedures and equipment used in ocean races.

To make a donation to SOLAS please log on to www.cyca.com.au, go to ‘About us’ and then click on CYCA Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea Trusts link.
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