The crew of supermaxi Scallywag blamed their poor Sydney to Hobart finish on a run-in with a shark, which damaged the boat's rudder on the final morning of the race sydneyhobart
"We were running downwind when we heard a bang," he said. "We couldn't steer the boat so I thought we had broken the rudder."There was a two-and-a-half-metre shark wrapped around the rudder, so we had a bit of drama getting the sails down and clearing the shark. He flipped away, but it cost us.""It was my 24th [Hobart] race with still no win," he said. "It's breaking my heart.
Comanche took one of the biggest gambles seen in recent years, taking a wider route across Bass Strait and staying well east of the rest of the supermaxis. The move paid off, with Comanche extending its lead by taking advantage of stronger winds overnight. "We went out hard with a solid game plan and we stuck to it when it worked and changed it when it didn't," he said.
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