Entry list getting stronger

Closing date looms for Rolex Sydney Hobart

So far an outstanding fleet of almost seventy yachts has been nominated for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with only three days to go until the close of applications to enter.

The fleet will represent the UK, New Zealand, Italy, Canada, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT.

The only Australian state so far not represented on the entry list is South Australia and the challenge has gone out from the organising Club for representatives from that state to submit an entry.

Recent applicants include the three 30 metre maxis, Charles St Clair Brown and Bill Buckley's New Zealand maxi Maximus, Grant Wharington’s 2003 line honours winner Skandia and the defending handicap and line honours winner and race record holder, Wild Oats XI (Bob Oatley).

Mike Sanderson’s Volvo 70 ABN AMRO One has been entered as have three of the classics - Mike Freebairn’s 1968 Overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Koomooloo; eighty four year old John Walker and his IOR three quarter tonner Impeccable, which is lining up for its 22nd race south for both boat and owner, and Maurie Cameron’s Phillip’s Foote Witchdoctor, which this year will pass Mark Twain’s previous record for the most Rolex Sydney Hobarts undertaken by a boat, 25.

The smallest canting keel boat planning to race south, Andrew Buckland and Andrew Hunn's Mr Kite 40 has been entered for its debut Rolex Sydney Hobart as has the first Italian entry for many years, the Swan 45 DSK Comifin to be skippered by Danilo Salsi.

Applications to enter must be submitted to the CYCA Sailing Office by 5.00pm this Friday, 3 November 2006.

More information can be found on the race website: http://rolexsydneyhobart.com

Yacht (status)	Sail No	Region	Type
Adventure (Applicant)	7802T	UK	Challenge
AFR Midnight Rambler (Applicant)	8338	NSW	Farr 40
Alacrity (Applicant)	7447	QLD	Beneteau 44.7
Ausmaid (Applicant)	CR1000	WA	Farr 47
Bacardi (Applicant)	SM377	VIC	Peterson 44
Berrimilla (Applicant)	371	NSW	Brolga 33
BSG 'On Tap' (Applicant)	A5	QLD	Duncanson 34
Capriccio of Rhu (Applicant)	GBR	UK	Oyster 55
Challenge (Applicant)	SM2	VIC	Sydney 38
Chutzpah (Applicant)	R33	VIC	Sydney 38
Compass Point (Applicant)	2999	New Zealand	Sydney 38
Creative Intension (Applicant)	L77	TAS	MBD 36
Dreamtime (Applicant)	3433	NSW	Holland 44
DSK Comifin (Applicant)	ITA2945	Italy	Swan 45
Endorfin (Applicant)	7555	NSW	Sydney 47
Fidelis (Applicant)	45	NSW	Knud Reimers 61
Fincorp More Witchcraft (Applicant)	8402	NSW	Dibley 46
Flirt (Applicant)	SM4321R	VIC	Corby 49
Fruit (Applicant)	370	TAS	Don Jones 39 MOD
Getaway-Sailing.com (Applicant)	NOR 2	NSW	Volvo 60
Gillawa (Applicant)	C2	ACT	Cavalier 975
Goldfinger (Applicant)	8880	VIC	Farr 52
Gusto 1 (Applicant)	B60	VIC	Open 60
Ichi Ban (Applicant)	AUS 03	NSW	Volvo 70
Illusion (Applicant)	5356	NSW	Davidson 34
INSX (Applicant)		VIC	NSX 38
Jazz (Applicant)	GBR4519L	UK	J145
Katinka (Applicant)	5139	NSW	Pawtucket 35
Kinetic (Applicant)	74373	Canada	Beneteau First 47.7
Kioni (Applicant)	6146	NSW	Beneteau First 47.7
Knee Deep (Applicant)	HY1407	WA	Beneteau First 40.7
Living Doll (Applicant)	R50	VIC	Cookson 50
Local Hero (Applicant)	1236	NSW	BH 36
Loki (Applicant)	60000	NSW	Reichel Pugh 60
Love & War (Applicant)	294	NSW	S&S 47
Magic (Applicant)	SM616	VIC	S and S 39
Maluka (Applicant)	A49	NSW
Maximus (Applicant)		NZ	Maxi 30m
Mr Kite (Applicant)	6522	NSW	Mr Kite 40
Nautilus Marine Rush (Applicant)	B45	VIC	Corel 45
Nips-N-Tux (Applicant)	5995	NSW	IMX 40
Ocean Skins (Applicant)	G147	VIC	Inglis 47
Pelagic Magic (Applicant)	1407	NSW	Beneteau 40.7
Pla Loma IV (Applicant)	MH7	NSW	DK 43
Polaris of Belmont (Applicant)	5527	NSW	Cole 43
Prion (Applicant)	R63	VIC	Mod. Mount Gay 30
Quantum Racing (Applicant)	TBA	NSW	TBA
Ragamuffin (Applicant)	AUS70	NSW	Farr 50
Sailors With Disabilities (Applicant)	7878	NSW	Lyons 52
She (Applicant)	4924	NSW	Olsen 40
Shogun (Applicant)	G4646	VIC	DK 46
Skandia (Applicant)	M10	VIC	IRC Maxi 98
Star Dean-Willcocks (Applicant)	6068	NSW	Sydney 38
Team Lexus (Applicant)	6565	NSW	Sydney 38
Terra Firma (Applicant)	4100	VIC	Murray 41
Tevake II (Applicant)	H 191	VIC	Radford 13.7
Wedgetail (Applicant)	HW42	QLD	Welbourne 42
Wild Oats XI (Applicant)	100001	NSW	Maxi 30m
Wot Yot (Applicant)	TBA	NSW	TP 52
Wot's Next (Applicant)	6559	NSW	Sydney 47
Xena (Applicant)	A99	NSW	Open 66
Yendys (Applicant)	1836	NSW	Reichel Pugh