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De Torres sees both boats ahead had lost their breeze and has changed course in an attempt to hang onto what little breeze was left, December 30, 2009. The Dificulties of the Derwent. Photo copyright Peter Andrews.
Protest dismissed, Two True declared overall winner
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Photos and story edited from press release by Peter Andrews.
17:00 AEDT December 30, 2009.
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Andrew Saies’ newly launched Beneteau First 40 Two True, has been declared the overall winner of the 65th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This comes after a protest against Saies over an incident on Sydney Harbour soon after the start, that was dismissed by the five person international jury this afternoon.
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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"I’ve been dreaming of winning this trophy since I was 12 years old," an emotional Saies said.

Two True is only the fourth South Australian winner of the Tattersall’s Cup. The last was Kevan Pearce’s SAP Ausmaid in 2000.
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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The jury met at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to hear evidence for an hour and a half and deliberated for a further hour before delivering their verdicts on five separate protests. The protest against Two True relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour was dismissed by the International Jury. The resulting protest against Colortile was also dismissed by the International Jury.
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Warren Buchan's Sayer 45 Colortile, outside the heads after the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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Warren Buchan's Sayer 45 Colortile, outside the heads after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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The protest against She’s the Culprit also relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour was dismissed by the International Jury at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
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Todd Leary's Inglis 39 She’s the Culprit outside the heads after the start of the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

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Nick Athineos’ Beneteau 47.7 Kioni was disqualified from the Sydney Hobart 2009 by the international jury relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour.
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Overall down to time and a protest or two
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Photos and story edited from press release by Peter Andrews.
17:30 AEDT December 30, 2009.
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Little Zephyr Hamilton Elevators is battling the elements in her effort to become the smallest boat since Zeus II to win the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Should James Connell and Alex Brandon’s Sea Nymph 33 be successful in her bid to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) famous 628 nautical mile race, she will be the smallest yacht since 1981, when Sydneysider Jim Dunstan sailed his Currawong 30 Zeus II to victory in the corrected time of 3 days 19 hours 25 minutes 59 seconds.
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James Connell and Alex Brandon’s Sea Nymph 33 Zephyr, outside the heads after the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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James Connell and Alex Brandon’s Sea Nymph 33 Zephyr, outside the heads after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Connell needs to cross the finish line in Hobart’s Derwent River by 1.31am tomorrow (Friday) morning. As of 5.00pm this evening, Zephyr Hamilton Elevators is due to finish at 11.46pm this evening. However, while she is well ahead of time, Connell is pushing hard to get his little boat into the Derwent River before the breeze shuts down, which could happen any time after 10.00pm.
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James Connell and Alex Brandon’s Sea Nymph 33 Zephyr, outside the heads after the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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James Connell and Alex Brandon’s Sea Nymph 33 Zephyr, outside the heads after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Should Connell not make it in time to win handicap honours, the next yacht in line to claim the win is Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True, which will have to wait until tomorrow morning and the outcome of the protest against her in what is shaping up to be arguably the most controversial finish in the history of the race.
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Not only is Two True being protested, but James Connell announced to the CYCA race committee today that he will lodge protests against three other yachts in the race when he docks, but is yet to name them.

Two True’s Andrew Saies will go to the protest room to defend himself against a protest lodged by She’s the Culprit after a collision at the first turning mark in Sydney Harbour resulted in Todd Leary withdrawing Tasmanian boat She’s the Culprit from the race.
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Todd Leary's Inglis 39 She’s the Culprit outside the heads after the start of the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Todd Leary's Inglis 39 She’s the Culprit outside the heads after the start of the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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The protest will be held at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania tomorrow (Thursday) at 10.00am by an international jury of five. It cannot be held any earlier, as some of the witnesses being called are still at sea.

Should Saies’ lose the protest, then a sistership, Wicked will be the beneficiary. It will be a hollow victory after an absorbing battle between the two boats, according to Wicked’s owner Mike Welsh.

The identical boats, both Beneteau First 40s designed by Bruce Farr, crossed the finish line within 22 minutes of each other at lunchtime today, Two True in front.
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Mike Welsh's Beneteau First 40s Wicked in Hobarts King's Pier Marina after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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Mike Welsh's Beneteau First 40s Wicked in Hobarts King's Pier Marina after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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"I do not want to win a race like this on a protest against a similar boat that sailed a better race," Mike Welsh said this afternoon.

"To us it would be a very hollow victory because they beat us across the line; they beat us fair and square and I seriously would like to see the guys win the race. However, we are quite prepared to accept the trophy if that is how it works out."
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Steve Proud's Sydney 38 Swish, arriving at Hobart’s Kings Pier Marina after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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Steve Proud's Sydney 38 Swish, arriving at Hobart’s Kings Pier Marina after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Welsh continued, saying that Wicked’s race went like clockwork. "We did a lot of research before the start about where the winds were and where the currents were. We had a plan and we stuck to that exact plan. The wind was where it was supposed to be and the currents were where they were supposed to be."
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Mike Welsh’s Beneteau First 40s Wicked, John and Kim Clinton’s Oceanis 50 Holy Cow and Steve Proud's Sydney 38 Swish, arriving at Hobart’s Kings Pier Marina after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.

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Mike Welsh’s Beneteau First 40s Wicked, John and Kim Clinton’s Oceanis 50 Holy Cow and Steve Proud's Sydney 38 Swish, arriving at Hobart’s Kings Pier Marina after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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"We were getting a two-knot favourable current," added Welsh. "Talking to the guys inshore they were getting a 1.5 knot adverse current, so that was giving us a 3.5 knot advantage for nearly two days. It was little bit of research and planning and it worked for us."
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo copyright Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Welsh said the difference between the two boats was that Two True’s owner decided to buy a Code Zero spinnaker, where Wicked did not.

For further information about the Sydney Hobart, go to the official race website at: www.rolexsydneyhobart.com
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Previous Articles.
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Dec 30, 2009 17:30 AEDT:  Protest dismissed, Two True declared overall winner. More...
Dec 30, 2009 17:00 AEDT:  Overall down to time and a protest or two. More...
Dec 29, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  Difficulties on the Derwent Part 2 (published Feb 21, 2010). More...
Dec 29, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  Difficulties on the Derwent Part 1 (published Feb 21, 2010). More...
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Dec 29, 2009 17:00 AEDT:  Southerly slow-up. More...
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Dec 29, 2009 13:30 AEDT:  Pre-race favourite now waits. More...
Dec 29, 2009 12:00 AEDT:  Sport stars thrive at sea and Leopard home. More...
Dec 29, 2009 01:30 AEDT:  Wild Oats XI arrives in Alfa Romeo’s wake. More...
Dec 29, 2009 00:30 AEDT:  Jubilant Crichton glad it’s all over. More...
Dec 26, 2009 20:00 AEDT:  A bird's eye view of the start, photos by Howard Wright. More...
Dec 26, 2009 18:00 AEDT:  Rán takes charge of Sydney Hobart overall lead. More...
Dec 26, 2009 17:30 AEDT:  Alfa Romeo and Rán stake their claims. More...
Dec 22, 2009 15:00 AEDT:  Etihad Stadium’s race to the starting gun. More...
Dec 19, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  ICAP Leopard's delivery to Sydney: Page 1. More...
Dec 19, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  ICAP Leopard's delivery to Sydney: Page 2. More...
Dec 19, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  ICAP Leopard's delivery to Sydney: Page 3. More...
Dec 15, 2009 21:00 AEDT:  ICAP Leopard and Rán 2 unloaded: Page 1. More...
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Dec 15, 2009 05:00 AEDT:  First shots Leopard and Ran's arrival. More...
December 8, 2009:  Hobart fleet joins pre-Christmas rush. More...
November 24, 2009:  Start to set harbour alight. More...
November 2, 2009:  Fleet of 116 nominated. More...
October 26, 2009:  One week left for Sydney Hobart applications. More...
October 23, 2009:  Lion New Zealand returns. More...
October 1, 2009:  Fastnet winners to compete in Hobart. More...
September 25, 2009:  First International entrant arrives. More...
August 13, 2009:  Battle for Hobart line honours glory More...
August 10, 2009:  First applications received. More...
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