There will be 18 boats crewed by just two people in the inaugural shorthanded division, but they will not be eligible for the handicap prize, the Tattersall Cup. SydneytoHobart yachting
Sydney to Hobart organisers have been urged by the race’s biggest names to modernise after two-handed boats were barred from winning the overall prize due to their use of autopilots.
However, skippers in the division claim traditionalist sailors have pushed back on introducing the boats to the event, arguing the use of autopilot systems, which replace a human helm, should not be included.Scallywag skipper David Witt said the fact they could not win this year’s overall prize was “ridiculous”.
Earlier in the week, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore Noel Cornish said he understood the frustrations of crew members in the division, but said organisers didn’t want to “stuff up” the introduction of the modern boats.
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