Sydney-Hobart 2013

A few dozen minis out of a fleet of some 600 ...

 

From the Australian:

BOB Oatley, the octogenarian owner of Sydney to Hobart yacht race favourite Wild Oats XI, has left his hospital bed to ensure he is at the helm of his baby as it takes on the new threat to its ocean-racing crown, Perpetual Loyal, in today's Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour.

more here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...n-sydney-harbour/story-e6frg7mf-1226779264374

 

And this has what to do with the Sydney Hobart?

 

It starts in the same place, and the boats are also in the Hobart.

I hope the old bugger can still see where he's going.

 

An entry in the Sydney Hobart yacht Race thats what its got to do with.

Design Brief:::

The principal objective of this 30m canting keeled racing sloop named speedboat is to make a challenge for speed records and offshore titles. Within hours of mounting the 44.3-metre deck-stepped, five spreader cathedral in-line rig to the carbon fiber hull with its canting keel and daggerboards, and 3 days after leaving the yard, Speedboat topped 28 knots in Auckland Harbour. She made her debut in the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race winning line honours and is now set for the Transatlantic record amongst other races.

The construction of this boat was carried out by COOKSON BOATS New Zealand.


It has Just received a new Canting Keel . Another Canting keel yacht in the Race.

Making the Three Favourites for LINE HONOURS HAVING Canting Keels one with a new Canting Keel.


OC.

 

Sydney-Hobart 2013-warm up-Big Boat Challenge

Warm up maybe but Wild Oats XI was hot, winning line honors in the Big Boat Challenge by more than two minutes:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia...enge---Wild-Oats-XI-takes-line-honours/117508

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwawYxTzJzo&feature=youtu.be


From a post by Alan Block on SA:

Anthony Bell, owner-skipper of Perpetual Loyal, was not dismayed by his loss in the first clash between the two as he ripped a large R1 headsail halfway through the race and had no chance of catching Wild Oats XI after that.
Bell said he was very happy with his boat's overall performance and with the way his crew recovered after the breakage.
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From Rob Mundle's article in Sail-World(link above) :

While Wild Oats XI powered around the next mark – adjacent to the entrance to Sydney Harbour – with a comfortable lead, Perpetual Loyal continued on with the remnants of the gennaker flying from the masthead like a tattered flag. By the time her crew was able to bring the torn sail to the deck, Wild Oats XI had established an insurmountable lead. She sailed to the finishing line off the Opera House with her 85-year-old owner, Bob Oatley, standing proudly at the helm. The winning margin was more than two minutes.

Go Wild Oats XI!

Picture by Andrea Francolini:
click for better view---

 

Ok, so the motor sailer won because the other boat blew out a gennaker and had some trouble cleaning up the mess. Man, that DSS sure did the trick, huh?

 

Sydney-Hobart warm up

Picture by Brett Costello of "Perpetual Loyal" flying her $150,000 flag(oops!) :

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Thanks for the Link Doug.

and OOPS Did I read the sail cost 170,000 Dollars.
Ex Speed boat - well with the way the article was written i would have thought Wild Oats would have won by more than 6 minutes. Plus it was a short course. SH not so.

Doug I have $10 Dollars and 2 Beers plus a rum and Coke

Perpetual Loyal will be Loyal to its followers and STORMY Old Wild Oats X1 will be beaten to Hobart.

Wild Oats is Not going anywhere, not even to the AC.

OC

 

Well Perpetual Loyal was ahead of WOXI and equal speed when she blew up here's the vid... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202079621327115

 

Is that a catamaran with a really low bridge deck ?

 

Nah, just a skipping dish with a pointy bit to make it steerable

 

A bit from NZ on Beau Geste: http://tvnz.co.nz/sailing-news/homegrown-maxis-take-aim-hobart-classic-video-5771940

 

Perpetual Loyal's Code Zero disintegrates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6oz9zVzTr8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Ya know Doug - its really tacky to simply repost something that has already been posted as though you are posting something new. Really tacky