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Santa Claus visits Sydney to Hobart yacht crews at Marina in Sydney
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/25/2024
Santa's making a special trip to Sydney this morning, visiting sailors ahead of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
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Santa's Christmas cheer has visited sailors now in Sydney, after he delivered uniquely
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Australian gifts to two international yachts competing in the 79th Sydney to Hobart race.
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Philippines boat Centennial 7, crewed by a 15-sailor team, was treated to an inflatable
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kangaroo as well as an assortment of other Aussie gifts, as well as Pulpito of New Caledonia.
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Both vessels racing in the Sydney to Hobart will have to take on some fair conditions.
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Elsewhere from the race, Sydney is certainly getting right into the Christmas cheer, with
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carols at St Mary's Cathedral and Wesley Theatre, as well as several public lunches designed
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to help those less fortunate or without a place to go on Christmas Day.
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Those events will be taking place right across Sydney city and its suburbs as well.
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As for the Sydney to Hobart, well, final preparations are underway as the 104 vessels
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prepare for what is sure to be an interesting race.
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Windy conditions mean a record-breaking time may be a possibility.
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Navigator of Pulpito, Mathieu Landrieu, says the conditions will be an interesting element
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of the race, as the windy conditions and start may mean that there's a quick getaway from
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Sydney in the early moments of the race.
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First day will be challenging, because we will need to go as quick as possible south,
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then to manage the weather change, which will probably be a big deal.
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So yeah, it's a little bit tenacious for the first day.
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After that, we'll be OK.
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Last year's finish to the Sydney to Hobart was a scintillating one, with a very tight
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less than a minute margin for line honours between LawConnect, the 2023 winners, and
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Comanche, a perennial challenger for the Sydney to Hobart race.
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Those two are among four super maxi yachts competing for line honours again.
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There'll also be stiff competition for who can win in the handicapped system.
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Of course, beyond those yachts competing for first class honours, there are those who just
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want to make it to Hobart and say they've finished the race.
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All to be revealed from Boxing Day onwards.
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