Sydney to Hobart-boat grave yard

   45 to 50 knot winds and 10 meter seas.

54 off the 116 fleet have retired....

The 2 leading 98 foot super maxi's are now out of the race.

Konica Minolta launched of a 10 mtr wave, splitting the cabin aft of the mast.

Skandia hit a sunfish damaging a rudder then the canting keel locked on one side. The crew abandoned ship and now reports have come in that it has now lost its keel and rolled  

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Tornado_ALIVE Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Nov 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tornado_ALIVE Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Sydney to Hobart-boat grave yard Posted: 28 Dec 04 at 8:34am
	45 to 50 knot winds and 10 meter seas. 54 off the 116 fleet have retired.... The 2 leading 98 foot super maxi's are now out of the race. Konica Minolta launched of a 10 mtr wave, splitting the cabin aft of the mast. Skandia hit a sunfish damaging a rudder then the canting keel locked on one side. The crew abandoned ship and now reports have come in that it has now lost its keel and rolled Check out releases from Sydney to Hobart http://rolexsydneyhobart.com// Sail-World http://www.sail-world.com Sailing Anarchy Forum http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/index.php?showforum=1 In Sailing Anarchy look under Hobart retirements and Hobart Dramas
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Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Dec 04 at 3:08pm
	Stephen, I was just thinking I should copy this across from Catsailor.com forum and it's already here. Well done
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