Skandia in front as big three head Hobart race
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Skandia, Konica Minolta and Nicorette share the early lead in the 60th Sydney-Hobart yacht race with the fleet of 114 boats preparing for bad weather as they approach Bass Strait.
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An operation is underway to recover Sydney to Hobart pre-race favourite Skandia, forced to retire about 60 miles off Tasmania&#39;s northeastern tip due to stormy weather.
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Motorsport.com. Valentino Rossi faces the real possibility of being able to wrap up his MotoGP title defense at this weekend&#39;s Australian GP at the Phillip Island circuit.
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Drama hit the Sydney-Hobart race on the second night when the two leading boats were badly damaged in storm-force winds off the Tasmanian coast.
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HOBART, Tasmania Nicorette survived high winds and heavy seas that knocked out the two favored entries to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race on Wednesday.
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Early leaders Konica Minolta and defending champion Skandia have been knocked out of the Sydney-Hobart race. Skandia, skippered by Melbourne sailor Grant Wharington, was the first boat out with keel damage.
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Australian maxi Nicorette won the  Sydney-Hobart yacht race Wednesday after rough weather forced  out almost half the fleet, including heavily fancied super  maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia.
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Nicorette won the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race to give Finnish-born skipper Ludde Ingvall his second victory in four years. Nicorette, a 90-footer, crossed the line
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Sydney, Australia - Possible strong winds and heavy seas could play a role in the 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers said on Saturday, on the eve of the start of the annual blue-water classic that runs to the island state of Tasmania.
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After seven hours of very fast sailing following a tight and breathtaking duel between the biggest boats as they made their way out of Sydney Harbour, Grant Wharington&#39;s Skandia held a narrow lead in the Sydney-Hobart race yesterday.
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The race for the 100th Hillross Australian Open title will soon enter the final straight with overnight leader Rod Pampling about to begin his final round at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney.
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The battle for grid positions takes place before the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga races into a 6-2 6-3 lead as he takes on second seed Rafael Nadal for a place in the Australian Open final.
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The battle for grid positions from the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
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WITH gale-force winds buffeting the fleet, Sydney to Hobart crews slipped from racing to survival mode last night with the frontrunners head-butting their way south to a possible finish today.
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The Australian super-maxi Skandia, one of the favourites for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, has retired with keel damage.
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SHORT but very sweet was how Grant Wharington last night described his record-pace run down the NSW coast as the skipper of the 98-footer Skandia prepared for a southerly change which will turn the Sydney to Hobart from a fun run to a slogathon.