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| Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race | Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race |
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| Australia's Wild Oats claimed a rare second successive victory in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on Thursday. | Australia's Wild Oats claimed a rare second successive victory in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on Thursday. |
| The 30-metre yacht, which led for most of the race's 628 nautical miles, is the first boat to win the race twice in a row for 42 years. | The 30-metre yacht, which led for most of the race's 628 nautical miles, is the first boat to win the race twice in a row for 42 years. |
| Wild Oats finished in a time of two days, eight hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds, about 14 hours outside the race record it set last year. | Wild Oats finished in a time of two days, eight hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds, about 14 hours outside the race record it set last year. |
| Ichi Ban was more than 40 miles behind in second with Skandia in third. | |
| Ichi Ban overtook 2003 winner Skandia about 60 miles from the finish. | |
| Conditions were much calmer during the second night at sea after the fleet was battered by headwinds of up to 30 knots and swells of about three metres late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday. | Conditions were much calmer during the second night at sea after the fleet was battered by headwinds of up to 30 knots and swells of about three metres late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday. |
| Wild Oats had managed to avoid the trouble which claimed nine boats on Wednesday from a starting fleet of 78, including New Zealand maxi Maximus and Dutch entry ABN Amro. | Wild Oats had managed to avoid the trouble which claimed nine boats on Wednesday from a starting fleet of 78, including New Zealand maxi Maximus and Dutch entry ABN Amro. |
| They had both briefly taken the lead before they were dismasted in rough seas. | They had both briefly taken the lead before they were dismasted in rough seas. |
| The crew of Australian entry Koomooloo abandoned their 38-year-old timber yacht after it began sinking. | The crew of Australian entry Koomooloo abandoned their 38-year-old timber yacht after it began sinking. |
| Eight crew members on board Maximus were injured and three were winched from its decks by helicopter after it was dismasted early on Wednesday. All crew were later reported safe. | Eight crew members on board Maximus were injured and three were winched from its decks by helicopter after it was dismasted early on Wednesday. All crew were later reported safe. |