Sail: Konica Minolta leads, 30 yachts withdraw

AAP Sports News (Australia), December, 2004

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-27-2004 Sail: Konica Minolta leads, 30 yachts withdraw New Zealand super maxi KONICA MINOLTA is six miles ahead of Victorian rival SKANDIA as thunderstorms, lightning and 35 knot winds have swelled the number of yachts to retire from the Sydney to Hobart to 30. Fellow super maxi NICORETTE is in third place, 17 miles behind KONICA MINOLTA, as the leading group heads toward the Tasmanian mainland. Two crew members from one of the retired yachts, HIDDEN AGENDA, have been hospitalised with shoulder and back injuries. KONICA MINOLTA has about 220 nautical miles of the 628-nautical mile race to sail. AAP RTV adm/tdw KEYWORD: SAIL SYDHOB (HOBART) 2004 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.

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