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Top start ... Wild Oats XI has made a flying start to the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Source:AAP
Navigator Adrienne Cahalan rates Wild Oats XI's blockbusting start to the Rolex Sydney Hobart as one of her best ever after the super maxi hit speeds of around 20 knots to lead the 66-strong fleet up the harbour on Boxing Day.
Bob Oatley's boat flew out of the blocks in Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, quickly surging to a good lead in south-easterly breezes of around 15 knots.
"We've been going pretty quickly,'' Cahalan said in the boat's 21st Rolex Sydney Hobart.
"We can see Ragamuffin Loyal not far away and Lahana. It is still pretty bumpy out here but not too bad."
Cahalan said skipper Mark Richards and the crew were delighted with the 100-footers speedy exit from Sydney Harbour which saw her leave her major rival Ragamuffin Loyal well in her wake.
"We got a good start, we were right in there,'' she said. "That would be one of our best starts."
Ragamuffin Loyal may have had a luckier start though, with the Syd Fischer-skippered yacht over the line when the canon fired.
It appears the boat will not be penalised due to her not being notified of her early start in the correct manner.
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At least Ragamuffin Loyal made it to the start, something that was denied fellow super maxi and 2003 line honours winner Wild Thing.
The race committee ruled her out of the race three hours before the start after failing to receive some documentation.
Further back in the fleet, Brad Kellett - on the former Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Brindabella - said everyone was relieved to have made it through the first few hours of the race without incident.
"It's pretty uncomfortable though,'' said the Brindabella sailing master.
"It's quite rough out here. We are all looking forward to the nor'easterly.''
The change is expected to hit the frontrunner on Wednesday night, transforming the race from a slow upwind slog into a fast downwind surf.
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