Updating Rolex Sydney Hobart Fleet Notes

10:05 PM Sun 7 Dec 2008 GMT

Sail-World's Fleet Notes for the 64th annual Rolex Sydney to Hobart race are online already. They make good reading and they will continue to expand, with the help of owners, skippers and navigators over the next three weeks.

The Sail-World team (led by 14 Hobart veteran Trevor Walkley in Melbourne) has been preparing the initial draft, and now all the skippers who have applied to enter the race will have passworded access to the detailed Sail-World notes, so they can edit, correct and expand their online entries.

While the Sailing magazines news on the boats and crew were frozen a month ago the Sail-World Rolex Sydney to Hobart boat notes will continue to be updated by owners and skippers, right up until Boxing Day. Last year they were still updating on Christmas Day and making last minute modifications even on Boxing Day morning.

These notes are accessed by thousands of family and friends and sailing and general media around the world.

Trevor Walkley - &copy .

If you are racing south, check if the skipper has spelled your name right and has detailed correctly the number of Hobart's you've done. That is if he's has even put you on the list yet.

If you see any errors, please ask your skipper to correct the boat notes as soon as he's given access. If your boat image is not one of the best you have, then please email a better one to Trevor at news@sail-world.com

If you are not turning right on Boxing day or going to be amongst the spectator fleet, you'll probably need the Sail-World notes to confirm there are more than 100 boats, racing south, not just the half dozen or so you will see on the television coverage of Boxing Day start.

www.sail-world.com/get_s2hBoats_2008.cfm

by Rob Kothe & Trevor Walkley

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