SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian super-maxi Black Jack was first out of the Sydney Heads after two of the leading contenders for line honours almost collided at the beginning of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race on Tuesday. Wild Oats XI, seeking a ninth line honours title, was third, about a minute behind the leading pair, but managed to overhaul Comanche as they raced along the New South Wales coast. The trio were within sight of each other about two hours after the race started at 1 p.m. (0300 GMT). InfoTrack, which is the fourth super-maxi in the fleet, set the race record of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds when they took line honours last year as Perpetual Loyal. Skippered by 2012 Olympic Laser class champion and 2013 America's Cup winner Tom Slingsby, InfoTrack was fifth overall about two hours after the start of the race.

Source: The Star December 26, 2017 04:18 UTC