Just over one nautical mile separated the three leading yachts in the Sydney to Hobart race on Saturday, with New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo holding the lead late on the first evening.
Nine hours into the race, Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, was ahead of Britain's ICAP Leopard, which had given up the early lead, and four-time and defending champion Wild Oats XI.
"It looks like they (Leopard) are starting to struggle a bit in the easing breeze," Alfa Romeo navigator Tom Addis said. Leopard, twice winner of the Fastnet ocean race, is a heavier boat and sails better in stronger winds.
With forecast light winds, none of the leading …
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