Sail: Konica Minolta regains lead

AAP Sports News (Australia), December, 2004

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-27-2004 Sail: Konica Minolta regains lead Konica Minolta has regained the lead from Skandia as the super maxis continue their neck-and-neck dual in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The New Zealand boat leads by less than a mile from the Victorian yacht, with fellow super maxi Nicorette in third place. The race has now been going almost 26 hours. The list of retirees has swelled to 12, with nine yachts pulling out in heavy seas today, including the fleet's smallest boat Grasshopper. AAP RTV adm/djw KEYWORD: SAIL SYDHOB (HOBART) 2004 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.