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| Difficulties
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| Protest dismissed,
Two True declared overall winner |
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team. |
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| Photos and edited
by Peter Andrews. |
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30, 2009. |
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| Andrew Saies’ newly
launched Beneteau First 40 Two True, has been declared
the overall winner of the 65th Rolex 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © 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 protest against Colortile relating to an incident
on Sydney Harbour 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
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| Nick Athineos’ Beneteau
47.7 Kioni was disqualified from the Rolex Sydney
Hobart 2009 by the international jury relating to an incident
on Sydney Harbour. |
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The official
prizegiving for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart will
be held at the RYCT tomorrow morning, 11am.
For further information about the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart,
go to the official race website at: www.rolexsydneyhobart.com |
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| Overall down to
time and a protest or two |
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team. |
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| Photos and edited
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 Rolex 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht
Race 2009.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht
Race 2009.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.
Photo © 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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
2009.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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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 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © 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 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart, go to the official
race website at: www.rolexsydneyhobart.com |
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| Previous Articles. |
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| NEW Difficulties on the Derwent Part 1 - February 21, 2010. |
| NEW Difficulties on the Derwent Part 2 - February 21, 2010. |
| Scallop pies first stop for Lahana crew - 18:00 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Southerly slow-up - 17:00 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Ingvall
and Witt’s new plan after Hobart
- 16:00 AEDT December 29, 2009. |
| Pre-race
favourite now waits - 13:30 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Sport stars thrive at sea - 12:00 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Wild Oats XI arrives in Alfa Romeo’s wake - 01:30 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Jubilant Crichton glad it’s all over - 00:30 AEDT, December 29, 2009. |
| Alfa Romeo and Rán stake their claims - 17:30 AEDT, December 26, 2009. |
| A bird's eye view of the start, photos by Howard Wright, December 26, 2009. |
| Rán takes charge of Rolex Sydney Hobart overall lead - 18:00 AEDT, December 26, 2009. |
| Etihad Stadium’s race to the starting gun - 15:00 AEDT, Dec 22, 2009. |
| ICAP
Leopard's delivery to Sydney - Dec 19, 2009: Page 1. |
| ICAP Leopard's delivery to Sydney - Dec 19, 2009: Page 2. |
| ICAP
Leopard's delivery to Sydney - Dec 19, 2009: Page 3. |
| ICAP Leopard and Rán 2 unloaded - Dec 15, 2009: Page 1. |
| ICAP
Leopard and Rán 2 unloaded - Dec 15, 2009: Page
2. |
| First shots Leopard and Ran's arrival - 05:00 AEDT, Dec 15, 2009. |
| Hobart fleet joins pre-Christmas rush - December 8, 2009. |
| Start to set harbour alight - November 24, 2009. |
| Fleet of 116 nominated - November 2, 2009. |
| One week left for Rolex Sydney Hobart applications - October 26, 2009. |
| Lion New Zealand returns - October 23, 2009. |
| Fastnet winners to compete in Hobart - October 1, 2009. |
| First International entrant arrives - September 25, 2009. |
| First applications received - 17:35 GMT, August 10, 2009. |
| Battle for Hobart line honours glory - August 13, 2009. |
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