Saturday, December 27, 2014

Sydney to Hobart: Comanche closes gap with Wild Oats XI in bid for line honours

The two yachts are now about 40 miles in front of the main fleet on Tasmania’s east coast and expected to reach Hobart mid-afternoon Sunday


American supermaxi Comanche is closing the gap on Wild Oats XI and remains confident of catching the leader as the pair battle for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.


After stretching to a lead of more than 40 nautical miles overnight, Wild Oats XI was reeled in on Sunday morning by Comanche, which maintained speeds above 20 knots coming down Tasmania’s east coast.


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source Sport | The Guardian http://feeds.theguardian.com/c/34708/f/666716/s/41d043a3/sc/40/l/0L0Stheguardian0N0Csport0C20A140Cdec0C280Csydney0Eto0Ehobart0Ecomanche0Ecloses0Egap0Ewith0Ewild0Eoats0Exi0Ein0Ebid0Efor0Eline0Ehonours/story01.htm

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