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- 1. On boxing day 1998 there was a tragedy at sea
- 3. 6 people died Out of 115 boats that started 66 boats retired 44 boats finished And 6 sank
- 4. 1998 Yachts Finished Yachts Retired Yachts Sunk 2010 Yachts finished Yachts retired Yacht sunk The 2010 Sydney to Hobart was a lot calmer than 1998 resulting in a lot less deaths another reason is that all the rules and regulations have been tightened due to then 1998 tragedy.
- 5. Phillip Charles Skeggs (Business Post Naiad) who drowned on December 27, Bruce Raymond Guy (Business Post Naiad), who died of a heart attack, John Dean, James Lawler (Winston Churchill) drowned on December 28, Michael Bannister (Winston Churchill) who drowned on December 28, Glyn Charles (Sword of Orion) who drowned on December 28.
- 6. Position Sail number Yacht State/ Country Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss Skipper 1 US17 Sayonara USA 2:19:03:92 Larry Ellison 2 C1 Brindabella NSW 2:21:55:06 George Snow 3 YC1000 Ausmaid NSW 3:06:02:29 Kevan Pearce 4 AUS70 Ragamuffin CI 3:06:11:29 Syd Fischer 5 COK1 Nokia VIC 3:09:19:00 David Witt
- 7. Position Sail number Yacht name State/ Country Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss Skipper/s 1 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler NSW 2:12:36:23 Ed Psaltis & Bob Thomas 2 YC1000 Ausmaid SA 2:14:41:54 Kevan Pearce 3 AUS70 Ragamuffin NSW 2:16:18:17 Syd Fischer 4 9090 Industrial Quest QLD 2:18:31:49 Kevin Miller 5 US17 Sayonara USA 2:19:03:32 Larry Ellison
- 8. Made by Grace Ayton Information collected from: http://goaustralia.about.com/od/eventsandfe stivals/a/sydhob1998.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Sydney_to_H obart_Yacht_Race http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/editorial.asp?ke y=599 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/21/1 040174437664.html http://webstore.lexi.com/s.nl/ctype.KB/it.I/id.37 8/KB.3234/.f