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| . | Loki claims line honours in race to Newcastle Stephen Ainsworth and his Loki crew from Sydney have claimed line honours in the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race tonight, crossing the finish line in the Hunter River at 18.48.23 hours this evening, in the elapsed time of 1 day, 6hrs, 48 mins and 23 secs. |
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| . | Loki and Victoire give no quarter in battle for honours A battle of wills to win the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race continues up the NSW Central Coast today, as line honours front runner Loki tries to stay ahead on time to overcome the never-ending challenge from her smaller opponent, Victoire, to score overall honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s final Blue Water Pointscore race. |
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| . | Copernicus overcomes a hard night at sea to take race lead Creative, imaginative and concise is the mindset competitors in the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race would have found themselves in overnight, as the 18-boat fleet struggled in the extremely light conditions that had most of the fleet choosing an inshore route, with the exception of Pretty Fly III. |
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Loki |
Finished - 01:06:48:23 |
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| IRC - 0/1 |
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Loki |
Finished - 01:06:48:23 |
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| IRC - 2 |
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Wild Rose |
Finished - 01:17:44:50 |
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Copernicus |
Finished - 01:16:39:57 |
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Quetzalcoatl |
Finished - 01:18:10:09 |
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Santana 3
This will be the boat’s fourth offshore race under new owner Nick Johnston; after finishing fifth over the line in this year’s Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race and ninth in division of last year’s Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
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