Sydney-Hobart first! Oceanographic data for Hobart approaches

4:37 AM Tue 21 Dec 2010 GMT

'Tidetech - River Derwent / Battery Point' Tidetech Tidetech

The last 10 miles of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (from Iron Pot to the finish) has often been the graveyard of ambitions for many competitors. With the finish line in sight, fickle winds and tides make it a tactician?s nightmare, potentially wrecking an otherwise well-sailed race. New tactical oceanographic data covering a large area of southeast Tasmania spanning South Cape, Tasman Peninsular, D?Entrecasteaux Channel, Storm Bay, the Derwent Estuary and up the Derwent River, is now available for the first time to competitors. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research has been conducting oceanographic studies in this area for ...

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