Rolex Sydney Hobart - Sail makers to the Rescue

10:54 AM Tue 21 Dec 2010 GMT

'Ichi Ban?s new square topped Volvo 70 sail under construction - the batten pocket detail.' Hood Sails Australia Click Here to view large photo

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Just a few days before the Hobart race and there is drama everywhere. Crew stuck at Heathrow, boats still on freighters and last minute emergencies at every level. Some problems are bigger than others ... Hood Sails Australia's Ian Broad got a call on Sunday afternoon, (just seven days before the Sydney to Hobart start) during a family pre-Christmas party, from immediate past CYCA Commodore Mat Allen. Mat and his crew had been on their pre-Hobart shakedown sail just a few hours before and had discovered the moulded composite Hobart mainsail on his IRC ...

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by Brendan Maxwell

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