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At the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Women Are Making Their Mark

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The skippers competing in the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race dream of winning a top trophy in this challenging offshore race. This year, 10 of them will be women. While a female-skippered team has not won the Tattersall Cup, which is awarded to the race’s overall winner, more women have been competing in the …

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Without Wild Oats XI, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Has a Boat-Size Absence

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When the hundred-foot Maxi yachts hit the starting line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one absence will loom as a powerful presence. There will be no Wild Oats XI, and Wild Oats XI is more than a boat. Speculation is inevitable when a crowd favorite is missing. The report from the boat’s skipper, …

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At the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Food is a Necessity, Not a Luxury

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Camp food or premade home-cooked food? Bananas yes or bananas no? Culinary ambitions in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race don’t add up to any of the popular images of luxury yachting. At the extreme end, Bruce Watson and Frederic Chanut plan to sail as a two-person crew on Watson’s 39-foot Imalizard, a boat so …