Sailors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race face potential upheaval with a dramatic weather front predicted to hit soon after the start. The race, known for its competitive spirit and challenging conditions, may see wind shifts, storms, and strong gusts, potentially hindering record-breaking attempts.
Sailors in this week’s Sydney to Hobart were planning to break race records, but instead they may be facing a different kind of wreckage with a dramatic weather front set to strike only hours after the race begins.
The full force of the trough is expected to strike in the early hours of Friday morning, just as the most competitive 100-foot supermaxi yachts hit the Bass Strait, where a southwesterly change could bring winds of up to 40 knots. For some, like race favourite Master Lock Comanche’s co-skipper James Mayo, this is all par for the course.
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